SUSE-SU-2016:0241-1: moderate: Security update for ecryptfs-utils

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Mon Jan 25 13:12:28 MST 2016


   SUSE Security Update: Security update for ecryptfs-utils
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2016:0241-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #920160 #962052 
Cross-References:   CVE-2014-9687 CVE-2016-1572
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
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   An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:


   This update for ecryptfs-utils fixes the following issues:

   - CVE-2016-1572: A local user could have escalated privileges by mounting
     over special filesystems (bsc#962052)
   - CVE-2014-9687: A default salt value reduced complexity of offline
     precomputation attacks (bsc#920160)


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-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-153=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-153=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-153=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2016-153=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      ecryptfs-utils-103-7.1
      ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo-103-7.1
      ecryptfs-utils-debugsource-103-7.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (s390x x86_64):

      ecryptfs-utils-32bit-103-7.1
      ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo-32bit-103-7.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      ecryptfs-utils-103-7.1
      ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo-103-7.1
      ecryptfs-utils-debugsource-103-7.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (s390x x86_64):

      ecryptfs-utils-32bit-103-7.1
      ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo-32bit-103-7.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 (x86_64):

      ecryptfs-utils-103-7.1
      ecryptfs-utils-32bit-103-7.1
      ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo-103-7.1
      ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo-32bit-103-7.1
      ecryptfs-utils-debugsource-103-7.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):

      ecryptfs-utils-103-7.1
      ecryptfs-utils-32bit-103-7.1
      ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo-103-7.1
      ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo-32bit-103-7.1
      ecryptfs-utils-debugsource-103-7.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9687.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1572.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/920160
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/962052



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