SUSE-SU-2015:0758-1: Security update for mutt

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for mutt
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2015:0758-1
Rating:             low
References:         #905481 #907453 
Cross-References:   CVE-2014-9116
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
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   An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata
   is now available.

Description:


   The mutt mail client has been updated to fix a heap-based buffer overflow
   in mutt_substrdup(). (CVE-2014-9116)

   Additionally, a patch has been added to allow users to override the "From"
   address when executing mutt in batch mode.

   Security Issues:

       * CVE-2014-9116
         <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9116>


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-mutt=10435

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-mutt=10435

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-mutt=10435

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


Package List:

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

      mutt-1.5.17-42.39.1

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

      mutt-1.5.17-42.39.1

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

      mutt-1.5.17-42.39.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9116.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/905481
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/907453
   https://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=b208e4994a643330d19b633ebac20ebb



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