openSUSE Security Update: Security update for fossil ______________________________________________________________________________
Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2017:3271-1 Rating: moderate References: #1071709 Cross-References: CVE-2017-17459 Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 42.3 openSUSE Leap 42.2 ______________________________________________________________________________
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description:
This update for fossil to version 2.4 fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2017-17459: Client-side code execution via crafted "ssh://" URLs (bsc#1071709)
The impact of this vulnerability is more limited than similar vectors fixed in other SCMs, as there is no known way to mask the repository URL or otherwise trigger non-interactively.
This update also contains all bug fixes and improvements in the 2.4 release:
- URL Aliases - tech-note search capability - Various added command line options - Annation depth is now configurable
The following legacy options are no longer available:
- --no-dir-symlinks option - legacy configuration sync protocol
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-2017-1365=1
- openSUSE Leap 42.2:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2017-1365=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- openSUSE Leap 42.3 (i586 x86_64):
fossil-2.4-6.1 fossil-debuginfo-2.4-6.1 fossil-debugsource-2.4-6.1
- openSUSE Leap 42.2 (i586 x86_64):
fossil-2.4-5.6.1 fossil-debuginfo-2.4-5.6.1 fossil-debugsource-2.4-5.6.1
References:
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17459.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1071709