SUSE-SU-2012:1578-1: important: Security update for libotr

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for libotr
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2012:1578-1
Rating:             important
References:         #777468 
Cross-References:   CVE-2012-3461
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
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4
                    SLE SDK 10 SP4
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:


   This update fixes various heap overflows in libotr.
   CVE-2012-3461 has been  assigned to this issue.

   Security Issue reference:

   * CVE-2012-3461
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3461
   >


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-libotr-7076

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-libotr-7076

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-libotr-7076

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-libotr-7076

   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):

      libotr-devel-3.2.0-10.3.1

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

      libotr2-3.2.0-10.3.1

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

      libotr2-3.2.0-10.3.1

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

      libotr2-3.2.0-10.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4 (i586 x86_64):

      libotr-3.0.0-16.9.1

   - SLE SDK 10 SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc s390x x86_64):

      libotr-3.0.0-16.9.1
      libotr-devel-3.0.0-16.9.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3461.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/777468
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=185be6b158bccfaa385e8682935d125d
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=fe4d1b88e23655d9450cf3fc8115a6e8