Security update for mercurial

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:2251-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-1000115 ( SUSE ): 5.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2017-1000115 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2017-1000116 ( SUSE ): 8.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2017-1000116 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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 Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for mercurial fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-1000115: path traversal via symlink could lead to unauthorized access (bsc#1053344)
  • CVE-2017-1000116: argument injection in SSH URLs could lead to client-side code execution (bsc#1052696)

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 Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2017-1375=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2017-1375=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • mercurial-2.8.2-15.3.1
    • mercurial-debugsource-2.8.2-15.3.1
    • mercurial-debuginfo-2.8.2-15.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • mercurial-2.8.2-15.3.1
    • mercurial-debugsource-2.8.2-15.3.1
    • mercurial-debuginfo-2.8.2-15.3.1

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