SB2018083114 - Fedora 28 update for yum-utils
Published: August 31, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018083114
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10897)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in reposync, a part of yum-utils due to insufficient sanitization of paths in remote repository configuration files. A remote unauthenticated attacker can conduct directory traversal attack, copy files outside of the destination directory and gain elevated privileges to conduct further attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.