First published: Thu Mar 01 2018(Updated: )
In libzypp before 20170803 it was possible to retrieve unsigned packages without a warning to the user which could lead to man in the middle or malicious servers to inject malicious RPM packages into a users system.
Credit: meissner@suse.de
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Opensuse Libzypp | <=16.15.2 |
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CVE-2017-7436 is a vulnerability in libzypp that allows unsigned packages to be retrieved without warning, potentially leading to the injection of malicious RPM packages.
CVE-2017-7436 has a severity rating of 8.1, which is considered critical.
CVE-2017-7436 affects libzypp version up to and including 16.15.2 in Opensuse, allowing retrieval of unsigned packages without user warning.
To fix CVE-2017-7436, it is recommended to update libzypp to version 20170803 or later.
More information about CVE-2017-7436 can be found on the following references: [1] https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1038984 [2] https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-08/msg00002.html [3] https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-7436/