openSUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2020:0978-1 (LibVNCServer)

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openSUSE-SU-2020:0978-1: important: Security update for LibVNCServer 
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Sat, 18 Jul 2020 00:16:37 +0200 (CEST)
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   openSUSE Security Update: Security update for LibVNCServer
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2020:0978-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1173477 
Cross-References:   CVE-2017-18922
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE Leap 15.2
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   This update for LibVNCServer fixes the following issues:

   - CVE-2017-18922: Fixed an issue which could have allowed to an attacker
     to pre-auth overwrite a function pointer which subsequently used leading
     to potential remote code execution (bsc#1173477).

   This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.


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 15.2:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-978=1



Package List:

   - openSUSE Leap 15.2 (i586 x86_64):

      LibVNCServer-debugsource-0.9.10-lp152.9.4.1
      LibVNCServer-devel-0.9.10-lp152.9.4.1
      libvncclient0-0.9.10-lp152.9.4.1
      libvncclient0-debuginfo-0.9.10-lp152.9.4.1
      libvncserver0-0.9.10-lp152.9.4.1
      libvncserver0-debuginfo-0.9.10-lp152.9.4.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18922.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1173477