SUSE-SU-2012:1071-1: moderate: Security update for quota

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

   SUSE Security Update: Security update for quota
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2012:1071-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #772570 
Cross-References:   CVE-2012-3417
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
                    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 fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:


   The quota package was updated to fix an issue with
   tcp_wrappers, where  hosts.allow/deny files would have not
   been correctly honored.  (CVE-2012-3417)

   Security Issue reference:

   * CVE-2012-3417
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3417
   >


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 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-quota-6711 slessp2-quota-6724

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-quota-6711 slessp2-quota-6724

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-quota-6737

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-quota-6737

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-quota-6711 sledsp2-quota-6724

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-quota-6737

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


Package List:

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

      quota-3.16-50.39.1
      quota-nfs-3.16-50.39.1

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

      quota-3.16-50.39.1
      quota-nfs-3.16-50.39.1

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

      quota-3.16-50.36.36.2
      quota-nfs-3.16-50.36.36.2

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

      quota-3.16-50.36.36.2
      quota-nfs-3.16-50.36.36.2

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

      quota-3.16-50.39.1

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

      quota-3.16-50.36.36.2


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3417.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/772570
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=5b1b1ff021c6fa5bf81afe1f443cbf23
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=8f52db0f27a0a6581536a44c063b3337
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=a202f0abb7804584faa3e6a6fc00871e