Security update for minicom

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:1092-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-7467 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for minicom fixes the following issue:

This security issue was fixed:

  • CVE-2017-7467: Invalid cursor coordinates and scroll regions could lead to code execution (bsc#1033783).

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 Desktop 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2017-634=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2017-634=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2017-634=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-634=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-634=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-634=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-634=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-634=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • minicom-2.7-3.1
    • minicom-debugsource-2.7-3.1
    • minicom-debuginfo-2.7-3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • minicom-2.7-3.1
    • minicom-debugsource-2.7-3.1
    • minicom-debuginfo-2.7-3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (aarch64)
    • minicom-2.7-3.1
    • minicom-debugsource-2.7-3.1
    • minicom-debuginfo-2.7-3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • minicom-2.7-3.1
    • minicom-debugsource-2.7-3.1
    • minicom-debuginfo-2.7-3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • minicom-2.7-3.1
    • minicom-debugsource-2.7-3.1
    • minicom-debuginfo-2.7-3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • minicom-2.7-3.1
    • minicom-debugsource-2.7-3.1
    • minicom-debuginfo-2.7-3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • minicom-2.7-3.1
    • minicom-debugsource-2.7-3.1
    • minicom-debuginfo-2.7-3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • minicom-2.7-3.1
    • minicom-debugsource-2.7-3.1
    • minicom-debuginfo-2.7-3.1

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