Improper Character Escaping in yast2-printer Allows Code Execution as Root

CVE-2018-20106 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

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