CVE-2008-4636 Information

Description

yast2-backup 2.14.2 through 2.16.6 on SUSE Linux and Novell Linux allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in filenames used by the backup process.

Reference

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00003.html http://osvdb.org/50284 http://secunia.com/advisories/32832 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32464 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46879