SUSE-SU-2018:1497-1
Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2018-06-04 15:35 - Updated: 2026-09-20 12:46Summary
Security update for xdg-utils
Severity
Moderate
Notes
Title of the patch: Security update for xdg-utils
Description of the patch: This update for xdg-utils fixes the following issues:
Security issue:
- CVE-2017-18266: Fix an argument injection when BROWSER contains %s (bsc#1093086).
Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-1022,SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-1022
Terms of use: CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).
5.3 (Medium)
Affected products
Recommended
4 products
| Product | Identifier | Version | Remediation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3:xdg-utils-0:20140630-6.3.1.noarch | — |
Vendor Fix
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| Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3:xdg-utils-0:20140630-6.3.1.noarch | — |
Vendor Fix
|
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| Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3:xdg-utils-0:20140630-6.3.1.noarch | — |
Vendor Fix
|
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| Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3:xdg-utils-0:20140630-6.3.1.noarch | — |
Vendor Fix
|
Threats
Impact
moderate
References
8 references
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