6.5
Medium
CVE-2018-20106 In yast2-printer up to and including version 4.0.2 the SMB printer settings don't escape characters in passwords…
Description
In yast2-printer up to and including version 4.0.2 the SMB printer settings don't escape characters in passwords properly. If a password with backticks or simliar characters is supplied this allows for executing code as root. This requires tricking root to enter such a password in yast.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| yast2-printer 4.0 | earliest → 4.0.2 | No fix stated |