Security update for mercurial

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:0836-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

Mercurial was updated to fix a command injection via sshpeer._validaterepo() (CVE-2014-9462, bnc#923070):

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 Software Development Kit 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2015-184=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • mercurial-2.8.2-3.1
    • mercurial-debugsource-2.8.2-3.1
    • mercurial-debuginfo-2.8.2-3.1

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