Security update for xdg-utils

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1497-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-18266 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2017-18266 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for xdg-utils fixes the following issues:

Security issue:

  • CVE-2017-18266: Fix an argument injection when BROWSER contains %s (bsc#1093086).

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 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-1022=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-1022=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-1022=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-1022=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 (noarch)
    • xdg-utils-20140630-6.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (noarch)
    • xdg-utils-20140630-6.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 (noarch)
    • xdg-utils-20140630-6.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 (noarch)
    • xdg-utils-20140630-6.3.1

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