SUSE-SU-2018:1696-1: important: Security update for gpg2

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for gpg2
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2018:1696-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1096745 
Cross-References:   CVE-2018-12020
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   This update for gpg2 fixes the following issues:

   - CVE-2018-12020: GnuPG mishandled the original filename during decryption
     and verification actions, which allowed remote attackers to spoof the
     output that GnuPG sends on file descriptor 2 to other programs that use
     the "--status-fd 2"
     option (bsc#1096745)


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 Server 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch slessp4-gpg2-13655=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-gpg2-13655=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sleposp3-gpg2-13655=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-gpg2-13655=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-gpg2-13655=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      gpg2-2.0.9-25.33.42.3.1
      gpg2-lang-2.0.9-25.33.42.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64):

      gpg2-2.0.9-25.33.42.3.1
      gpg2-lang-2.0.9-25.33.42.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 (i586):

      gpg2-2.0.9-25.33.42.3.1
      gpg2-lang-2.0.9-25.33.42.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      gpg2-debuginfo-2.0.9-25.33.42.3.1
      gpg2-debugsource-2.0.9-25.33.42.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 (i586 s390x x86_64):

      gpg2-debuginfo-2.0.9-25.33.42.3.1
      gpg2-debugsource-2.0.9-25.33.42.3.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12020.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1096745



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