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openSUSE: 2019:2203-1 Moderate: Rust Memory Safety Issues

An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has two fixes is now available.. openSUSE Security Update: Security update for rust ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2019:2203-1 Rating: moderate References: #1096945 #1100691 #1133283 #1134978 Cross-References: CVE-2018-1000622 CVE-2019-12083 Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.1 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has two fixes is now available. Description: This update for rust fixes the following issues: Rust was updated to version 1.36.0. Security issues fixed: - CVE-2019-12083: a standard method can be overridden violating Rust's safety guarantees and causing memory unsafety (bsc#1134978) - CVE-2018-1000622: rustdoc loads plugins from world writable directory allowing for arbitrary code execution (bsc#1100691) This update was imported from SUSE:SLE-15:Update. 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 15.1: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2019-2203=1 Package List: - openSUSE Leap 15.1 (i586 x86_64): cargo-1.36.0-lp151.5.4.1 clippy-1.36.0-lp151.5.4.1 rls-1.36.0-lp151.5.4.1 rust-1.36.0-lp151.5.4.1 rust-analysis-1.36.0-lp151.5.4.1 rust-doc-1.36.0-lp151.5.4.1 rust-gdb-1.36.0-lp151.5.4.1 rust-std-static-1.36.0-lp151.5.4.1 rustfmt-1.36.0-lp151.5.4.1 - openSUSE Leap 15.1 (noarch): cargo-doc-1.36.0-lp151.5.4.1 rust-src-1.36.0-lp151.5.4.1 - openSUSE Leap 15.1 (x86_64): rust-cbindgen-0.8.7-lp151.2.2 rust-cbindgen-debuginfo-0.8.7-lp151.2.2 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1000622.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-12083.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1096945 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1100691 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1133283 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1134978 -- . This patch for Fedora addresses multiple vulnerabilities in Python, enhancing both security and efficiency for users.. openSUSE, Rust, Security Update, Memory Safety, Code Execution. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Sep 27, 2019 •Important OpenSUSE