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SUSE: CVE-2019-17009: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2019-17009: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/18/2019
Created
12/28/2019
Added
12/21/2019
Modified
10/22/2021

Description

When running, the updater service wrote status and log files to an unrestricted location; potentially allowing an unprivileged process to locate and exploit a vulnerability in file handling in the updater service. *Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.3, Firefox ESR < 68.3, and Firefox < 71.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-libfreebl3
  • suse-upgrade-libfreebl3-32bit
  • suse-upgrade-libsoftokn3
  • suse-upgrade-libsoftokn3-32bit
  • suse-upgrade-mozilla-nspr
  • suse-upgrade-mozilla-nspr-32bit
  • suse-upgrade-mozilla-nspr-devel
  • suse-upgrade-mozilla-nss
  • suse-upgrade-mozilla-nss-32bit
  • suse-upgrade-mozilla-nss-certs
  • suse-upgrade-mozilla-nss-certs-32bit
  • suse-upgrade-mozilla-nss-devel
  • suse-upgrade-mozilla-nss-tools
  • suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox
  • suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-branding-upstream
  • suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-buildsymbols
  • suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-devel
  • suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-translations-common
  • suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-translations-other
  • suse-upgrade-mozillathunderbird
  • suse-upgrade-mozillathunderbird-translations-common
  • suse-upgrade-mozillathunderbird-translations-other

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