openSUSE Security Update: Security update for backintime ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2017:1124-1 Rating: moderate References: #1007723 #1032717 Cross-References: CVE-2017-7572 Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 42.2 openSUSE Leap 42.1 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available. Description: This update for backintime to version 1.1.20 fixes several issues. These security issues were fixed: - CVE-2017-7572: The _checkPolkitPrivilege function in serviceHelper.py in backintime used a deprecated polkit authorization method (unix-process) that is subject to a race condition (time of check, time of use) (bsc#1032717). - Don't store passwords given to polkit helper - boo#1007723: General security hardening measures These non-security issues were fixed: - Delete udev configuration files on uninstall - Merge doc subpackage into main package Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE Leap 42.2: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2017-525=1 - openSUSE Leap 42.1: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2017-525=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - openSUSE Leap 42.2 (noarch): backintime-1.1.20-3.3.1 backintime-lang-1.1.20-3.3.1 backintime-qt4-1.1.20-3.3.1 - openSUSE Leap 42.1 (noarch): backintime-1.1.20-3.1 backintime-lang-1.1.20-3.1 backintime-qt4-1.1.20-3.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7572.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1007723 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1032717