Security update for zsh

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1037-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2018-1100 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2018-1100 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2018-1100 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for zsh fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2018-1100: Fixed a buffer overflow in utils.c:checkmailpath() that could lead to local arbitrary code execution ( bsc#1089030)

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 Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-zsh-13567=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-zsh-13567=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • zsh-4.3.6-67.9.3.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • zsh-4.3.6-67.9.3.1

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