SUSE-SU-2015:0232-1: moderate: Security update for powerpc-utils

[sle-security-updates at lists.suse.com]

   SUSE Security Update: Security update for powerpc-utils
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2015:0232-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #883174 #901216 
Cross-References:   CVE-2014-4040
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
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   An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata
   is now available.

Description:

   powerpc-utils was updated to fix one security issue.

   This security issue was fixed:
   - May expose passwords from fstab or yaboot.con (CVE-2014-4040).

   This additional fix was included:
   - LPAR crashes when drmgr attempts to offline last remaining cpu core
     (bnc#901216)


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 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-57=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le):

      powerpc-utils-1.2.22-7.1
      powerpc-utils-debuginfo-1.2.22-7.1
      powerpc-utils-debugsource-1.2.22-7.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4040.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883174
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=901216