SUSE-SU-2017:2251-1

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    SUSE-SU-2017:2251-1

    Published: 24 Aug 2017Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for mercurial

    Details: This update for mercurial fixes the following issues: - CVE-2017-1000115: path traversal via symlink could lead to unauthorized access (bsc#1053344) - CVE-2017-1000116: argument injection in SSH URLs could lead to client-side code execution (bsc#1052696)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20172251-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1052696, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1053344, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000115, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000116

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: mercurial

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/mercurial&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.8.2-15.3.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High