A viewvc security update has been released for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP2.

openSUSE-SU-2021:0145-1: moderate: Security update for viewvc

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for viewvc
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:0145-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1167974
Cross-References: CVE-2020-5283
Affected Products:
openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for viewvc fixes the following issues:

- update to 1.1.28 (boo#1167974, CVE-2020-5283):
* security fix: escape subdir lastmod file name (#211)
* fix standalone.py first request failure (#195)
* suppress stack traces (with option to show) (#140)
* distinguish text/binary/image files by icons (#166, #175)
* colorize alternating file content lines (#167)
* link to the instance root from the ViewVC logo (#168)
* display directory and root counts, too (#169)
* fix double fault error in standalone.py (#157)
* support timezone offsets with minutes piece (#176)

This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.1:Update update
project. This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.2: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 Backports SLE-15-SP2:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2021-145=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2 (noarch):

viewvc-1.1.28-bp152.4.3.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-5283.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1167974