openSUSE Security Update: Security update for xdg-utils ______________________________________________________________________________
Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2018:1596-1 Rating: important References: #1093086 Cross-References: CVE-2017-18266 Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.0 ______________________________________________________________________________
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description:
This update for xdg-utils fixes this security issues:
- CVE-2017-18266: The open_envvar function in xdg-open did not validate strings launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allowed remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL (bsc#1093086).
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE Leap 15.0:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-573=1
Package List:
- openSUSE Leap 15.0 (noarch):
xdg-utils-20170508-lp150.3.3.2
References:
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18266.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1093086