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(bnc#1082991)\n  \n  - CVE-2017-18206: buffer overrun in xsymlinks could lead to denial of service (bnc#1083002)\n    \n  - Autocomplete and REPORTTIME broken (bsc#896914)\n\n","status":"published","published":"2018-04-25T12:15:43Z","modified":"2026-02-04T03:21:09.316993Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:53:44.594517Z"},{"id":"SUSE-SU-2022:14910-1","title":"Security update for zsh","description":"This update for zsh fixes the following issues:\n\n- CVE-2019-20044: Fixed an insecure dropping of privileges when unsetting\n  the PRIVILEGED option (bsc#1163882).\n- CVE-2018-13259: Fixed an unexpected truncation of long shebang lines (bsc#1107294).\n- CVE-2018-7549: Fixed a crash when an empty hash table (bsc#1082991).\n- CVE-2018-1083: Fixed a stack-based buffer overflow when using tab completion\n  on directories with long names (bsc#1087026).\n- CVE-2018-1071: Fixed a stack-based buffer overflow when executing certain\n  commands (bsc#1084656).\n- CVE-2018-0502: Fixed a mishandling of shebang lines (bsc#1107296).\n- CVE-2017-18206: Fixed a buffer overflow related to symlink processing (bsc#1083002).\n- CVE-2017-18205: Fixed an application crash when using cd with no\n  arguments (bsc#1082998).\n- CVE-2016-10714: Fixed a potential application crash when handling maximum\n  length paths (bsc#1083250).\n- CVE-2014-10072: Fixed a buffer overflow when scanning very long directory\n  paths for symbolic links (bsc#1082975).\n- CVE-2014-10071: Fixed a buffer overflow when redirecting output to a long\n  file descriptor (bsc#1082977).\n- CVE-2014-10070: Fixed a privilege escalation vulnerability via environment\n  variables (bsc#1082885).\n","status":"published","published":"2022-03-14T16:25:48Z","modified":"2026-02-04T02:44:38.670339Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:53:50.513981Z"},{"id":"USN-3593-1","title":"zsh vulnerabilities","description":"It was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain enviroment variables.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to gain privileged access to the\nsystem. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-10070)\n\nIt was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain inputs.\nAn attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. This\nissue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-10071)\n\nIt was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled some symbolic links.\nAn attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. This issue\nonly affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-10072)\n\nIt was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain errors. An attacker\ncould possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-10714)\n\nIt was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain commands. An attacker\ncould possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-18205)\n\nIt was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain symlinks. An attacker\ncould possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected\nUbuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 17.10. (CVE-2017-18206)\n\nIt was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could\npossible use to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 17.10.\n(CVE-2018-7548)\n\nIt was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker\ncould possibly use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-7549)\n","status":"published","published":"2018-03-08T14:27:49Z","modified":"2026-04-22T09:44:42.029808Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:13.496563Z"}]}}