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SUSE: 2020:3614-1 Important: gdm Privilege Escalation Fix

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Calendar Grey December 3, 2020
Dist Suse Esm H88
Debian Security Announcement regarding gdm addresses urgent privilege elevation vulnerability. Apply updates to fortify your operating environment.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for gdm fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-16125: Fixed a privilege escalation (bsc#1178150). 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 OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9: zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-9-2020-3614=1 - SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8: zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-8-2020-3614=1 - SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9: zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-9-2020-3614=1 - SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8: zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-8-2020-3614=1 - SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7: zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-7-2020-3614=1

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References

#1178150

Cross- CVE-2020-16125

Affected Products:

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8

SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9

SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8

SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL

SUSE Enterprise Storage 5

HPE Helion Openstack 8

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:3614-1
Rating: important

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