SuSE 11.3 Security Update : python-setuptools (SAT Patch Number 9116)

python-setuptools so far used only HTTP to retrieve packages, which could have lead to man in the middle attacks on newly installed python code. This update adjusts it to use HTTPS, guaranteeing better connection integrity. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text...

SuSE 11.3 Security Update : puppet (SAT Patch Number 9033)

The deployment framework puppet received an update for a security issue in January. The backport of this security issue was however incomplete and broke existing setups. As the scope of the problem is limited to local scenarios where an attacker likely has access already, and backporting is not...

SuSE 11.3 Security Update : wireshark (SAT Patch Number 9060)

Wireshark was updated to version 1.8.13 to fix security and stability issues. The following security vulnerabilities have been fixed : - The NFS dissector could crash. CVE-2014-2281 - The RLC dissector could crash. CVE-2014-2283 - The MPEG file parser could overflow a buffer. For more information...

SuSE 11.3 Security Update : sudo (SAT Patch Number 9044)

This collective update for sudo provides fixes for the following issues : - Security policy bypass when envreset is disabled. CVE-2014-0106, bnc866503 - Regression in the previous update that causes a segmentation fault when running 'sudo -s'. bnc868444 - Command 'who -m' prints no output when...

SuSE 11.3 Security Update : mutt (SAT Patch Number 9023)

The mailreader mutt was updated to fix a security issue in displaying mail headers, where a crafted e-mail could cause a heap overflow, which in turn might be used by attackers to crash mutt or potentially even execute code. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive tex...

SuSE 11.3 Security Update : xinetd (SAT Patch Number 9021)

The multiplexing system xinetd was updated to fix security issues and a bug. Security issues fixed : - xinetd ignores user and group directives for tcpmux services. CVE-2013-4342 - xinetd enables all services when tcp multiplexing is used. Bug fixed:. CVE-2012-0862 - Services started by xinetd we...

SuSE 11.3 Security Update : wireshark (SAT Patch Number 8977)

This update fixes a security problem in the BSSGP network protocol dissector that could crash wireshark. %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 Novel...

SuSE 11.3 Security Update : libssh2 (SAT Patch Number 8982)

This update of libssh fixes the following security issue : - When libssh operates in server mode, the randomness pool was not switched on fork, so two pools could operate on the same randomness and could generate the same keys. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive...

SuSE 11.3 Security Update : icedtea-web (SAT Patch Number 8974)

The OpenJDK Java Plugin IcedTea Web was released to fix a temporary file access problem. Changes : - Dialogs center on screen before becoming visible. - Support for u45 new manifest attributes Application-Name. - Custom applet permission policies panel in itweb-settings control panel. - Plugin...

SuSE 11.3 Security Update : flash-player (SAT Patch Number 9012)

Adobe Flash Player was updated to version 11.2.202.346 to fix security issues : - A vulnerability that could be used to bypass the same origin policy was fixed. CVE-2014-0503 - A vulnerability that could be used to read the contents of the clipboard was fixed. More information can be found on:...

SuSE 11.3 Security Update : ImageMagick (SAT Patch Number 8978)

The image converter program and library set of ImageMagick received an update that fixes a buffer overflow when handling PSD images. %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...

SuSE 11.3 Security Update : gnutls (SAT Patch Number 8949)

The GnuTLS library received a critical security fix and other updates : - The X.509 certificate verification had incorrect error handling, which could lead to broken certificates marked as being valid. CVE-2014-0092 - A verification problem in handling V1 certificates could also lead to V1...

SuSE 11.3 Security Update : flash-player (SAT Patch Number 8922)

This update of Adobe Flash Player fixes the following issues : - A stack overflow vulnerability that could have resulted in arbitrary code execution. CVE-2014-0498 - A memory leak vulnerability that could have been used to defeat memory address layout randomization. CVE-2014-0499 - A double free...

SuSE 11.3 Security Update : libQt (SAT Patch Number 8907)

The Qt library was updated to fix a XML entity expansion attack XXE. CVE-2013-4549 %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 NASLLEVEL...

SuSE 11.3 Security Update : IBM Java (SAT Patch Number 8878)

This update contains the Oracle January 14 2014 CPU for java-170-ibm. Find more information at: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/OracleJanuary142 014CPU %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from...

SuSE 11.3 Security Update : pwlib (SAT Patch Number 8838)

This update fixes a XML DoS vulnerability in pwlib. CVE-2013-1864 has been assigned to this issue. %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 11.2 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 8865 / 8868 / 8875)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 2 kernel was updated to fix a regression introduced by the previous update : - scsidhalua: Incorrect reference counting in the SCSI ALUA initialization code lead to system crashes on boot bnc858831. As the update introducing the regression was marked...

SuSE 11.2 / 11.3 Security Update : xorg-x11 (SAT Patch Numbers 8723 / 8724)

This update fixes a stack-based buffer overflow in xorg-x11 in the function bdfReadCharacters. CVE-2013-6462 has been assigned to this issue. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from SuSE 11 update information...

SuSE 11.2 / 11.3 Security Update : flash-player (SAT Patch Numbers 8876 / 8880)

This update resolves an integer underflow vulnerability that could have been exploited to execute arbitrary code on the affected system. CVE-2014-0497 More information: http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-04.html %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The...

SuSE 11.3 Security Update : gimp (SAT Patch Number 8856)

This update fixes the following security issues with gimp : - XWD plugin gnew integer overflow. CVE-2013-1913. bnc853423 - XWD plugin color map heap-based buffer overflow. CVE-2013-1978. bnc853425 - memory corruption via XWD files CVE-2012-5576. bnc791372 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network...