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SUSE Enterprise 15-SP1: 2020:3799-1 Important: gdm Privilege Escalation

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Calendar Grey December 14, 2020
Dist Suse Esm H88
Addresses a security vulnerability in gdm for SUSE Linux Enterprise. Critical update is now released.
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 Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP1-2020-3799=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): gdm-3.26.2.1-13.39.2 gdm-debuginfo-3.26.2.1-13.39.2 gdm-debugsource-3.26.2.1-13.39.2 gdm-devel-3.26.2.1-13.39.2 libgdm1-3.26.2.1-13.39.2 libgdm1-debuginfo-3.26.2.1-13.39.2 typelib-1_0-Gdm-1_0-3.26.2.1-13.39.2

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Topics Covered

security advisory privilege escalation remote access important system update SUSE gdm

References

#1178150

Cross- CVE-2020-16125

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1

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

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1178150

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:3799-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory privilege escalation remote access important system update SUSE gdm

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