Security update for cvs

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:2419-1
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-12836 ( SUSE ): 5.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2017-12836 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for cvs fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-12836: A leading dash in the argument of the "-d" option could lead to argument injection (bsc#1053364)

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 Desktop 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2017-1499=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2017-1499=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2017-1499=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-1499=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-1499=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-1499=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2017-1499=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2017-1499=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2017-1499=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • cvs-debugsource-1.12.12-182.3.1
    • cvs-debuginfo-1.12.12-182.3.1
    • cvs-1.12.12-182.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 (x86_64)
    • cvs-debugsource-1.12.12-182.3.1
    • cvs-debuginfo-1.12.12-182.3.1
    • cvs-1.12.12-182.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (aarch64)
    • cvs-debugsource-1.12.12-182.3.1
    • cvs-debuginfo-1.12.12-182.3.1
    • cvs-1.12.12-182.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (noarch)
    • cvs-doc-1.12.12-182.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • cvs-debugsource-1.12.12-182.3.1
    • cvs-debuginfo-1.12.12-182.3.1
    • cvs-1.12.12-182.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • cvs-doc-1.12.12-182.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • cvs-debugsource-1.12.12-182.3.1
    • cvs-debuginfo-1.12.12-182.3.1
    • cvs-1.12.12-182.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • cvs-doc-1.12.12-182.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • cvs-debugsource-1.12.12-182.3.1
    • cvs-debuginfo-1.12.12-182.3.1
    • cvs-1.12.12-182.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • cvs-doc-1.12.12-182.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • cvs-debugsource-1.12.12-182.3.1
    • cvs-debuginfo-1.12.12-182.3.1
    • cvs-1.12.12-182.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (noarch)
    • cvs-doc-1.12.12-182.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • cvs-debugsource-1.12.12-182.3.1
    • cvs-debuginfo-1.12.12-182.3.1
    • cvs-1.12.12-182.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 (noarch)
    • cvs-doc-1.12.12-182.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • cvs-debugsource-1.12.12-182.3.1
    • cvs-debuginfo-1.12.12-182.3.1
    • cvs-1.12.12-182.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 (noarch)
    • cvs-doc-1.12.12-182.3.1

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