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SUSE: 2021:1234-2 Medium Severity: PackageKit Vulnerability Risk
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December 22, 2020
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available
Summary
This update for PackageKit fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-16121: Fixed an information disclosure in InstallFiles, GetFilesLocal and GetDetailsLocal (bsc#1176930). 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 Workstation Extension 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP5-2020-3909=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2020-3909=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-3909=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP5 (x86_64): PackageKit-debuginfo-1.1.3-24.15.1
References
#1176930
Cross- CVE-2020-16121
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-16121.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1176930
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:3909-1
Rating: low
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