SUSE-SU-2013:0238-1: moderate: Security update for wireshark

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for wireshark
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2013:0238-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #792005 
Cross-References:   CVE-2012-5592 CVE-2012-5593 CVE-2012-5594
                    CVE-2012-5595 CVE-2012-5596 CVE-2012-5597
                    CVE-2012-5598 CVE-2012-5599 CVE-2012-5600
                    CVE-2012-5601 CVE-2012-5602
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
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   An update that fixes 11 vulnerabilities is now available.
   It includes one version update.

Description:


   This update to 1.8.4 fixes the following issues:

   * Wireshark could leak potentially sensitive host name
   resolution information when working with multiple pcap-ng
   files. (wnpa-sec-2012-30, CVE-2012-5592
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5592
   > )
   * The USB dissector could go into an infinite loop.
   (wnpa-sec-2012-31,  CVE-2012-5593
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5593
   > )
   * The sFlow dissector could go into an infinite loop.
   (npa-sec-2012-32,  CVE-2012-5594
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5594
   > )
   * The SCTP dissector could go into an infinite loop.
   (wnpa-sec-2012-33,  CVE-2012-5595
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5595
   > )
   * The EIGRP dissector could go into an infinite loop.
   (wnpa-sec-2012-34, CVE-2012-5596
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5596
   > )
   * The ISAKMP dissector could crash. (wnpa-sec-2012-35,
   CVE-2012-5597
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5597
   > )
   * The iSCSI dissector could go into an infinite loop.
   (wnpa-sec-2012-36, CVE-2012-5598
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5598
   > )
   * The WTP dissector could go into an infinite loop.
   (wnpa-sec-2012-37,  CVE-2012-5599
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5599
   > )
   * The RTCP dissector could go into an infinite loop.
   (wnpa-sec-2012-38,  CVE-2012-5600
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5600
   > )
   * The 3GPP2 A11 dissector could go into an infinite
   loop. (wnpa-sec-2012-39, CVE-2012-5601
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5601
   > )
   * The ICMPv6 dissector could go into an infinite loop.
   (wnpa-sec-2012-40, CVE-2012-5602
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5602
   > )

   Further bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed
   at
   http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.4.html
   <http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.4.html
   >


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp2-wireshark-7240

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-wireshark-7240

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-wireshark-7240

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-wireshark-7240

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 1.8.4]:

      wireshark-devel-1.8.4-0.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 1.8.4]:

      wireshark-1.8.4-0.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 1.8.4]:

      wireshark-1.8.4-0.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 1.8.4]:

      wireshark-1.8.4-0.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 1.8.4]:

      wireshark-1.8.4-0.3.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5592.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5593.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5594.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5595.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5596.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5597.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5598.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5599.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5600.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5601.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5602.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/792005
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=5ca5c5a9d5146cf9db535109cf9e12c5



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