In yast2-printer up to and including version 4.0.2 the SMB printer settings donβt 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.
CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
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yast2-printer | le | 4.0.2 |