SUSE-SU-2012:1045-1: Security update for openssh

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for openssh
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2012:1045-1
Rating:             low
References:         #709782 #744643 #752354 #756370 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1
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   An update that contains security fixes can now be installed.

Description:


   This collective security update of openssh fixes multiple
   security issues:

   * memory exhaustion in gssapi due to integer overflow
   (bnc#756370, CVE-2011-5000)
   * forced command option information leak (bnc#744643,
   CVE-2012-0814)

   Additionally, the following bug has been fixed:

   * bnc#752354 server-side delay upon user exiting a ssh
   session, due to DNS queries from libaudit


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 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-openssh-6672

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-openssh-6672

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-openssh-6672

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-openssh-6672

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-openssh-6672

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


Package List:

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

      openssh-5.1p1-41.55.1
      openssh-askpass-5.1p1-41.55.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      openssh-5.1p1-41.55.1
      openssh-askpass-5.1p1-41.55.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      openssh-5.1p1-41.55.1
      openssh-askpass-5.1p1-41.55.1

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

      openssh-5.1p1-41.55.1
      openssh-askpass-5.1p1-41.55.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64):

      openssh-5.1p1-41.55.1
      openssh-askpass-5.1p1-41.55.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/709782
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/744643
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/752354
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/756370
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=821184d97a25861059a30ef236c52014