SuSE 11.2 Security Update : flash-player (SAT Patch Number 6937)

flash player was updated to version 11.2.202.243, fixing a lot of security issues : CVE-2012-5248 / CVE-2012-5249 / CVE-2012-5250 / CVE-2012-5251 / CVE-2012-5252 / CVE-2012-5253 / CVE-2012-5254 / CVE-2012-5255 / CVE-2012-5256 / CVE-2012-5257 / CVE-2012-5258 / CVE-2012-5259 / CVE-2012-5260 /...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : libopenssl (SAT Patch Number 6521)

This update adds libopenssl098-hmac packages, that, when installed, will enforce FIPS 140-2 self-test being run upon first use of the library. If FIPS mode is enforced, these new packages are required in order to enable FIPS mode successfully. The update also imposes limits on the parameters of a...

SuSE 11.2 Security Update : compat-openssl097g (SAT Patch Number 6749)

This compat-openssl097g rollup update contains various security fixes : - incorrect integer conversions in OpenSSL could have resulted in memory corruption during buffer management operations. CVE-2012-2131 / CVE-2012-2110 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : socat (SAT Patch Number 6407)

This update fixes two small security issues in socat : - Fixed a stack overflow in commandline parsing bnc627475 / CVE-2010-2799 Only exploitable if an attacker can control the commandline parameters. - Fixed heap overflow in READLINE output mode bnc759859 / CVE-2012-0219 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C...

SuSE 11.2 Security Update : icu (SAT Patch Number 7204)

This update is rereleased because some architectures were missed on the first try. It fixes the following security issues : - Specially crafted strings could cause a buffer overflow in icu. CVE-2011-4599 - An integer overflow in the getSymbol function could crash applications using icu...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : pidgin, finch and libpurple (SAT Patch Number 6534)

This update of pidgin fixes a stack-based buffer overflow in the MXit protocol which could have potentially been exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running pidgin. CVE-2012-3374 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive te...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : PHP5 (SAT Patch Number 6252)

This update fixes several security issues in PHP5 : - A directory traversal bug has been fixed in PHP5. CVE-2012-1172 - A command injection was possible when PHP5 was operated in CGI mode using commandline options. This problem does not affect PHP5 in the normal apache module mode setup...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : gdk-pixbuf (SAT Patch Number 6367)

This update of gdk-pixbuf fixes multiple buffer overflows that could have caused a crash or potentially have allowed heap corruptions. CVE-2011-2485 / CVE-2012-2370 / CVE-2011-2897 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : IBM Java 1.6.0 (SAT Patch Number 6225)

IBM Java 1.6.0 was updated to SR10-FP1, fixing various security issues. More information can be found on : http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/ %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from SuSE 11...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : flash-player (SAT Patch Number 6678)

This update of flash-player fixes a security issue that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely. CVE-2012-1535 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from SuSE 11 update information. The text itse...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : libtiff (SAT Patch Number 6475)

The following issue has been fixed : - Specially crafted tiff files could have caused overflows in libtiff. CVE-2012-2088 / CVE-2012-2113 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from SuSE 11 update information. The...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : taglib (SAT Patch Number 6179)

The following issue has been fixed : - specially crafted ogg files could have crashed taglib %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from SuSE 11 update information. The text itself is copyright C Novell, Inc. if...

SuSE 11.2 Security Update : IBM Java 1.4.2 (SAT Patch Number 7043)

IBM Java 1.4.2 has been updated to SR13-FP14 which fixes bugs and security issues. More information can be found on : http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/ CVEs fixed: CVE-2012-3216 / CVE-2012-5073 / CVE-2012-5083 / CVE-2012-5083 / CVE-2012-1531 / CVE-2012-5081 / CVE-2012-5084 /...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : arpwatch (SAT Patch Number 6570)

arpwatch was improperly dropping its privileges. This has been fixed. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from SuSE 11 update information. The text itself is copyright C Novell, Inc...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : libpng (SAT Patch Number 6077)

The following security issue has been fixed : - specially crafted png files could have caused a memory corruption in libpng's pngsettext2 function. CVE-2011-3048 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from SuSE 11...

SuSE 11.2 Security Update : PHP5 (SAT Patch Number 6634)

Three security bugs have been fixed in PHP5. - php5: potential overflow in phpstreamscandir. CVE-2012-2688 - openbasedir bypass via SQLite extension. CVE-2012-3365 - An out of band read sql denial of service has been fixed bnc769785. CVE-2012-3450 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security,...

SuSE 11.2 Security Update : PHP5 (SAT Patch Number 6251)

This update fixes several security issues in PHP5 : - A directory traversal bug has been fixed in PHP5. CVE-2012-1172 - A command injection was possible when PHP5 was operated in CGI mode using commandline options. This problem does not affect PHP5 in the normal Apache module mode setup...

SuSE 11.2 Security Update : dbus-1 (SAT Patch Number 6733)

This update fixes a vulnerability in the DBUS auto-launching feature that allowed local users to execute arbitrary programs as root. CVE-2012-3524 has been assigned to this issue. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : clamav (SAT Patch Number 6474)

The following issue has been fixed : - Viruses contained in specially crafted tar or CHM files could have evaded detection by clamav. CVE-2012-1457 / CVE-2012-1458 / CVE-2012-1459 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were...

SuSE 11.2 Security Update : IBM Java 1.7.0 (SAT Patch Number 7046)

IBM Java 1.7.0 has been updated to SR3 which fixes bugs and security issues. More information can be found on : http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/ CVEs fixed: CVE-2012-3159 / CVE-2012-3216 / CVE-2012-5070 / CVE-2012-5067 / CVE-2012-3143 / CVE-2012-5076 / CVE-2012-5077 /...