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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.3292
SUSE Security Update: Security update for mercurial
26 October 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: mercurial
Publisher: SUSE
Operating System: SUSE
Windows
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-17983
Original Bulletin:
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20183430-1/
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than SUSE. It is recommended that administrators
running mercurial check for an updated version of the software for
their operating system.
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SUSE Security Update: Security update for mercurial
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:3430-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1110899
Cross-References: CVE-2018-17983
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description:
This update for mercurial fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2018-17983: Fix an out-of-bounds read during parsing of a malformed
manifest entry (bsc#1110899).
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 Module for Development Tools 15:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-2018-2456=1
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
mercurial-4.5.2-3.6.1
mercurial-debuginfo-4.5.2-3.6.1
mercurial-debugsource-4.5.2-3.6.1
References:
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17983.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1110899
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