SUSE-SU-2018:0263-1: moderate: Security update for libevent

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for libevent
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2018:0263-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1022917 #1022918 #1022919 
Cross-References:   CVE-2016-10195 CVE-2016-10196 CVE-2016-10197
                   
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
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   An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

   This update for libevent fixes the following issues:

   - CVE-2016-10195: DNS remote stack overread vulnerability (bsc#1022917)
   - CVE-2016-10196: stack/buffer overflow in evutil_parse_sockaddr_port()
     (bsc#1022918) (backport for 2.0.21)
   - CVE-2016-10197: out-of-bounds read in search_make_new() (bsc#1022919)


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-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp4-libevent-13447=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch slessp4-libevent-13447=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-libevent-13447=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libevent-devel-1.4.5-24.24.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libevent-1_4-2-1.4.5-24.24.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libevent-debuginfo-1.4.5-24.24.3.1
      libevent-debugsource-1.4.5-24.24.3.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10195.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10196.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10197.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1022917
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1022918
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1022919



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