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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.852314
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:openSUSE: Security Advisory for kauth (openSUSE-SU-2019:0242-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'kauth'; package(s) announced via the openSUSE-SU-2019:0242-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'kauth'
package(s) announced via the openSUSE-SU-2019:0242-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
This update for kauth fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

- CVE-2019-7443: Fixed an insecure handling of arguments in helpers by
removing the support of passing gui variants (bsc#1124863).

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-2019-242=1

- openSUSE Leap 15.0:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2019-242=1

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2019-242=1

Affected Software/OS:
kauth on openSUSE Leap 42.3, openSUSE Leap 15.0.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
9.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-7443
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-02/msg00060.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-02/msg00065.html
https://cgit.kde.org/kauth.git/commit/?id=fc70fb0161c1b9144d26389434d34dd135cd3f4a
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DAWLQKTUQJOAPXOFWJQAQCA4LVM2P45F/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PXVUJNXB6QKGPT6YJPJSG3U2BIR5XK5Y/
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