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openSUSE Leap 15.0: 2018:2741-1 Important: zsh Execve Risks

An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.. openSUSE Security Update: Security update for zsh ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2018:2741-1 Rating: important References: #1107294 #1107296 Cross-References: CVE-2018-0502 CVE-2018-13259 Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.0 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. Description: This update for zsh to version 5.6 fixes the following security issues: - CVE-2018-0502: The beginning of a #! script file was mishandled, potentially leading to an execve call to a program named on the second line (bsc#1107296). - CVE-2018-13259: Shebang lines exceeding 64 characters were truncated, potentially leading to an execve call to a program name that is a substring of the intended one (bsc#1107294). This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project. Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE 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: - openSUSE Leap 15.0: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-1018=1 Package List: - openSUSE Leap 15.0 (x86_64): zsh-5.6-lp150.2.6.1 zsh-debuginfo-5.6-lp150.2.6.1 zsh-debugsource-5.6-lp150.2.6.1 zsh-htmldoc-5.6-lp150.2.6.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-0502.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-13259.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1107294 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1107296 -- . Recent openSUSE security patch for bash fixes two significant vulnerabilities concerning the dangers of script execution.. openSUSE Security, zsh Update, Script Security, Execve Risks, Shebang Handling. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Sep 17, 2018 •Important OpenSUSE