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SUSE: 2020:3333-1 Important: gdm Security Fix and Update

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Calendar Grey November 16, 2020
Dist Suse Esm H88
Critical SUSE patch for gdm resolves a vulnerability related to setup guidelines for impacted offerings.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for gdm fixes the following issues: - Exit with failure if loading existing users fails (bsc#1178150 CVE-2020-16125). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP2-2020-3333=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): gdm-3.34.1-8.9.1 gdm-debuginfo-3.34.1-8.9.1 gdm-debugsource-3.34.1-8.9.1 gdm-devel-3.34.1-8.9.1 libgdm1-3.34.1-8.9.1 libgdm1-debuginfo-3.34.1-8.9.1 typelib-1_0-Gdm-1_0-3.34.1-8.9.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue software update important gdm SUSE Linux patch instructions

References

#1178150

Cross- CVE-2020-16125

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP2

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-16125.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1178150

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:3333-1
Rating: important

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