Security update for supportutils

SUSE Security Update: Security update for supportutils
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:1507-1
Rating: moderate
References: #980670
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
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    An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

    Description:

    supportutils was updated to fix one security issue.

    This security issue was fixed:
    - CVE-2016-1602: Code injection and privilege escalation via unescaped
    filenames (bsc#980670).

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-897=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-897=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-897=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2016-897=1

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (noarch):
      • supportutils-3.0-82.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (noarch):
      • supportutils-3.0-82.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 (noarch):
      • supportutils-3.0-82.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (noarch):
      • supportutils-3.0-82.1

    References: