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openSUSE Leap 42.1: Important Security Update for Source Services

An update that contains security fixes can now be installed. An update that contains security fixes can now be installed. An update that contains security fixes can now be installed.. openSUSE Security Update: Security update for obs-service-download_files, obs-service-extract_file, obs-service-recompress, obs-service-source_validator, obs-service-verify_file ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2016:0521-1 Rating: important References: Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 42.1 openSUSE 13.2 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that contains security fixes can now be installed. Description: This update for a number of source services fixes the following issues: - boo#967265: Various code/parameter injection issues could have allowed malicious service definition to execute commands or make changes to the user's file system The following source services are affected - obs-service-source_validator - obs-service-extract_file - obs-service-download_files - obs-service-recompress - obs-service-verify_file Also contains all bug fixes and improvements from the openSUSE:Tools versions. Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE Leap 42.1: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2016-247=1 - openSUSE 13.2: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2016-247=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - openSUSE Leap 42.1 (noarch): obs-service-download_files-0.5.1.git.1455712026.9c0a4a0-6.1 obs-service-extract_file-0.3-5.1 obs-service-recompress-0.3.1+git20160217.7897d3f-7.1 obs-service-source_validator-0.6+git20160218.73d6618-5.1 obs-service-verify_file-0.1.1-20.1 - openSUSE 13.2 (noarch): obs-service-download_files-0.5.1.git.1455712026.9c0a4a0-2.6.1 obs-service-extract_file-0.3-3.1 obs-service-recompress-0.3.1+git20160217.7897d3f-3.3.1 obs-service-source_validator-0.6+git20160218.73d6618-3.1 obs-service-verify_file-0.1.1-12.3.1 References: . Acquire the most recent openSUSE security patch aimed at source services to mitigate code injection vulnerabilities and bolster overall system security.. openSUSE Security, Source Services Update, Code Injection Fix. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Feb 20, 2016 •Important OpenSUSE