SUSE-SU-2018:2979-1: mgetty&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise

Vulnerability summary

SUSE-SU-2018:2979-1 is a vulnerability in mgetty&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise with no CVSS score yet.

Timeline

1. 02-10-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-02-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Security update for mgetty This update for mgetty fixes the following security issues: - CVE-2018-16741: The function do_activate() did not properly sanitize shell metacharacters to prevent command injection (bsc#1108752) - CVE-2018-16745: The mail_to parameter was not sanitized, leading to a buffer overflow if long untrusted input reached it (bsc#1108756) - CVE-2018-16744: The mail_to parameter was not sanitized, leading to command injection if untrusted input reached reach it (bsc#1108757) - CVE-2018-16742: Prevent stack-based buffer overflow that could have been triggered via a command-line parameter (bsc#1108762) - CVE-2018-16743: The command-line parameter username wsa passed unsanitized to strcpy(), which could have caused a stack-based buffer overflow (bsc#1108761)

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