openSUSE Security Update: Security update for newsbeuter
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2018:0166-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1054578 
Cross-References:   CVE-2017-12904
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE Leap 42.3
                    openSUSE Leap 42.2
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   This update for newsbeuter fixes one issues.

   This security issue was fixed:

   - CVE-2017-12904: Improper neutralization of special elements allowed
     remote attackers to perform user-assisted code execution by crafting an
     RSS item that includes shell code in its title and/or URL (bsc#1054578).


Patch Instructions:

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

   - openSUSE Leap 42.3:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-62=1

   - openSUSE Leap 42.2:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-62=1

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


Package List:

   - openSUSE Leap 42.3 (x86_64):

      newsbeuter-2.9-5.1
      newsbeuter-debuginfo-2.9-5.1
      newsbeuter-debugsource-2.9-5.1

   - openSUSE Leap 42.3 (noarch):

      newsbeuter-lang-2.9-5.1

   - openSUSE Leap 42.2 (noarch):

      newsbeuter-lang-2.9-2.3.1

   - openSUSE Leap 42.2 (x86_64):

      newsbeuter-2.9-2.3.1
      newsbeuter-debuginfo-2.9-2.3.1
      newsbeuter-debugsource-2.9-2.3.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12904.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1054578

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openSUSE: 2018:0166-1: important: newsbeuter

January 20, 2018
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description

This update for newsbeuter fixes one issues. This security issue was fixed: - CVE-2017-12904: Improper neutralization of special elements allowed remote attackers to perform user-assisted code execution by crafting an RSS item that includes shell code in its title and/or URL (bsc#1054578).

 

Patch

Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE Leap 42.3: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-62=1 - openSUSE Leap 42.2: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-62=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List

- openSUSE Leap 42.3 (x86_64): newsbeuter-2.9-5.1 newsbeuter-debuginfo-2.9-5.1 newsbeuter-debugsource-2.9-5.1 - openSUSE Leap 42.3 (noarch): newsbeuter-lang-2.9-5.1 - openSUSE Leap 42.2 (noarch): newsbeuter-lang-2.9-2.3.1 - openSUSE Leap 42.2 (x86_64): newsbeuter-2.9-2.3.1 newsbeuter-debuginfo-2.9-2.3.1 newsbeuter-debugsource-2.9-2.3.1


References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12904.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1054578--


Severity
Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2018:0166-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 42.3 openSUSE Leap 42.2

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