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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.851792
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:openSUSE: Security Advisory for gpg2 (openSUSE-SU-2018:1724-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'gpg2'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'gpg2'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
This update for gpg2 fixes the following security issue:

- CVE-2018-12020: GnuPG mishandled the original filename during decryption
and verification actions, which allowed remote attackers to spoof the
output that GnuPG sends on file descriptor 2 to other programs that use
the '--status-fd 2'
option (bsc#1096745)

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods
like YaST online_update or 'zypper patch'.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 42.3:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-640=1

- openSUSE Leap 15.0:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-640=1

Affected Software/OS:
gpg2 on openSUSE Leap 42.3

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-12020
BugTraq ID: 104450
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104450
Debian Security Information: DSA-4222 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4222
Debian Security Information: DSA-4223 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4223
Debian Security Information: DSA-4224 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4224
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Apr/38
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/06/08/2
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152703/Johnny-You-Are-Fired.html
https://dev.gnupg.org/T4012
https://github.com/RUB-NDS/Johnny-You-Are-Fired
https://github.com/RUB-NDS/Johnny-You-Are-Fired/blob/master/paper/johnny-fired.pdf
https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2018q2/000425.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00027.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/30/4
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:2180
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2180
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:2181
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2181
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041051
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3675-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3675-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3675-3/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3964-1/
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