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CVE-2017-9274: osc executes spec code during "osc commit"

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-03-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

A shell command injection in the obs-service-source_validator before 0.7 could be used to execute code as the packager when checking RPM SPEC files with specific macro constructs.

Affected products

• SUSE obs-service-source_validator: before 0.7 — fixed in 0.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: SUSE obs-service-source_validator 0.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=938556
• https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-12/msg00024.html
• https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-9274/
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=938556
• https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-12/msg00024.html
• https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-9274/

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