SUSE-SU-2013:1783-1: moderate: Security update for openvpn

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for openvpn
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2013:1783-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #843509 
Cross-References:   CVE-2013-2061
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:


   OpenVPN used a non-constant-time memcmp in HMAC comparison
   in  openvpn_decrypt that might have allowed remote
   attackers to gain knowledge  of plaintext data.
   (CVE-2013-2061)

   Security Issues:

   * CVE-2013-2061
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-2061
   >


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 Server 11 SP3 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-openvpn-8493

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-openvpn-8493

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-openvpn-8496

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-openvpn-8496

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-openvpn-8493

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-openvpn-8496

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      openvpn-2.0.9-143.40.5
      openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.0.9-143.40.5

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      openvpn-2.0.9-143.40.5
      openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.0.9-143.40.5

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      openvpn-2.0.9-143.33.3.1
      openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.0.9-143.33.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      openvpn-2.0.9-143.33.3.1
      openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.0.9-143.33.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      openvpn-2.0.9-143.40.5

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):

      openvpn-2.0.9-143.33.3.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2061.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/843509
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=f305d64a55b5c18ded8b53766324abec
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=f4d8b131056fb4788f8628df6041fa7f



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