Security update for minicom

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:1136-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-7467 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for minicom fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-7467: Invalid cursor coordinates and scroll regions could lead to code execution (bsc#1033783)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-minicom-13079=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-minicom-13079=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • minicom-2.3-27.24.6.2
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • minicom-2.3-27.24.6.2

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