SUSE Security Update: Security update for accountsservice
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2019:2778-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1099699 #1139487 
Cross-References:   CVE-2018-14036
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP5
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4
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   An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata
   is now available.

Description:

   This update for accountsservice fixes the following issues:

   Security issue fixed:

   - CVE-2018-14036: Prevent directory traversal caused by an insufficient
     path check in user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb() (bsc#1099699).

   Non-security issue fixed:

   - Improved wtmp io performance (bsc#1139487).


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE 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:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2019-2778=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP4-2019-2778=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2019-2778=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2019-2778=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP5:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP5-2019-2778=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP4-2019-2778=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      accountsservice-debuginfo-0.6.42-16.8.3
      accountsservice-debugsource-0.6.42-16.8.3
      accountsservice-devel-0.6.42-16.8.3

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      accountsservice-debuginfo-0.6.42-16.8.3
      accountsservice-debugsource-0.6.42-16.8.3
      accountsservice-devel-0.6.42-16.8.3

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      accountsservice-0.6.42-16.8.3
      accountsservice-debuginfo-0.6.42-16.8.3
      accountsservice-debugsource-0.6.42-16.8.3
      libaccountsservice0-0.6.42-16.8.3
      libaccountsservice0-debuginfo-0.6.42-16.8.3
      typelib-1_0-AccountsService-1_0-0.6.42-16.8.3

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (noarch):

      accountsservice-lang-0.6.42-16.8.3

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      accountsservice-0.6.42-16.8.3
      accountsservice-debuginfo-0.6.42-16.8.3
      accountsservice-debugsource-0.6.42-16.8.3
      libaccountsservice0-0.6.42-16.8.3
      libaccountsservice0-debuginfo-0.6.42-16.8.3
      typelib-1_0-AccountsService-1_0-0.6.42-16.8.3

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4 (noarch):

      accountsservice-lang-0.6.42-16.8.3

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP5 (noarch):

      accountsservice-lang-0.6.42-16.8.3

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP5 (x86_64):

      accountsservice-0.6.42-16.8.3
      accountsservice-debuginfo-0.6.42-16.8.3
      accountsservice-debugsource-0.6.42-16.8.3
      libaccountsservice0-0.6.42-16.8.3
      libaccountsservice0-debuginfo-0.6.42-16.8.3
      typelib-1_0-AccountsService-1_0-0.6.42-16.8.3

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4 (noarch):

      accountsservice-lang-0.6.42-16.8.3

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4 (x86_64):

      accountsservice-0.6.42-16.8.3
      accountsservice-debuginfo-0.6.42-16.8.3
      accountsservice-debugsource-0.6.42-16.8.3
      libaccountsservice0-0.6.42-16.8.3
      libaccountsservice0-debuginfo-0.6.42-16.8.3
      typelib-1_0-AccountsService-1_0-0.6.42-16.8.3


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14036.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1099699
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1139487

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SUSE: 2019:2778-1 moderate: accountsservice

October 24, 2019
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available

Summary

This update for accountsservice fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2018-14036: Prevent directory traversal caused by an insufficient path check in user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb() (bsc#1099699). Non-security issue fixed: - Improved wtmp io performance (bsc#1139487). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE 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: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2019-2778=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP4-2019-2778=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2019-2778=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2019-2778=1 - SUSE...

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References

#1099699 #1139487

Cross- CVE-2018-14036

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14036.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1099699

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1139487

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:2778-1
Rating: moderate

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