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openSUSE: 2018:0398-1 Important Security Fix for Plasma5-Workspace

An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available.. openSUSE Security Update: Security update for plasma5-workspace ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2018:0398-1 Rating: important References: #1013550 #1079429 #1079751 Cross-References: CVE-2018-6790 CVE-2018-6791 Affected Products: SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available. Description: This update for plasma5-workspace fixes security issues and bugs. The following vulnerabilities were fixed: - CVE-2018-6790: Desktop notifications could have been used to load arbitrary remote images into Plasma, allowing for client IP discovery (boo#1079429) - CVE-2018-6791: A specially crafted file system label may have allowed execution of arbitrary code (boo#1079751) The following bugs were fixed: - Plasma could freeze with certain notifications (boo#1013550) Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-147=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 (x86_64): drkonqi5-5.8.7-8.1 plasma5-workspace-5.8.7-8.1 plasma5-workspace-devel-5.8.7-8.1 plasma5-workspace-libs-5.8.7-8.1 - SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 (noarch): plasma5-workspace-lang-5.8.7-8.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6790.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6791.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1013550 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1079429 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1079751 -- .Vital openSUSE patch tackles two significant flaws in plasma5-workspace to bolster security measures.. openSUSE Security Update, plasma workspace patch, important fix, software security updates. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Feb 08, 2018 •Important OpenSUSE