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SUSE Linux Security Vulnerability: CVE-2008-4636

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SUSE Linux Security Vulnerability: CVE-2008-4636

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
11/26/2008
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/17/2015
Modified
07/04/2017

Description

yast2-backup 2.14.2 through 2.16.6 on SUSE Linux and Novell Linux allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in filenames used by the backup process.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-yast2-backup

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