A screen security update has been released for openSUSE Leap 15.2.

openSUSE-SU-2021:0304-1: important: Security update for screen

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for screen
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:0304-1
Rating: important
References: #1182092
Cross-References: CVE-2021-26937
CVSS scores:
CVE-2021-26937 (SUSE): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.2
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for screen fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2021-26937: Fixed double width combining char handling that could
lead to a denial of service or code execution (bsc#1182092).

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-2021-304=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (i586 x86_64):

screen-4.6.2-lp152.6.3.1
screen-debuginfo-4.6.2-lp152.6.3.1
screen-debugsource-4.6.2-lp152.6.3.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-26937.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1182092