SUSE-SU-2012:0767-1: moderate: Security update for dhcpcd

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for dhcpcd
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2012:0767-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #758227 #760334 
Cross-References:   CVE-2012-2152
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 solves one vulnerability and has one errata
   is now available.

Description:


   A stack overflow in dhcpcd was fixed which could be used by
   network local  attackers to crash the dhcpcd and so causing
   loss of DHCP functionality.  (CVE-2012-2152)

   Security Issue references:

   * CVE-2012-2152
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2152
   >


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-dhcpcd-6301

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-dhcpcd-6301

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-dhcpcd-6301

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-dhcpcd-6301

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-dhcpcd-6301

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


Package List:

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

      dhcpcd-3.2.3-44.30.1

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

      dhcpcd-3.2.3-44.30.1

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

      dhcpcd-3.2.3-44.30.1

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

      dhcpcd-3.2.3-44.30.1

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

      dhcpcd-3.2.3-44.30.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2152.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/758227
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/760334
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=577fbcb78b8b81944e88bbcc835dbdf6