SUSE-SU-2013:0549-3: moderate: Security update for OpenSSL

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for OpenSSL
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2013:0549-3
Rating:             moderate
References:         #779952 #802648 #802746 
Cross-References:   CVE-2013-0166 CVE-2013-0169
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware LTSS
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS
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   An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one
   errata is now available. It includes one version update.

Description:


   OpenSSL has been updated to fix several security issues:

   * CVE-2012-4929: Avoid the openssl CRIME attack by
   disabling SSL compression by default. Setting the
   environment variable "OPENSSL_NO_DEFAULT_ZLIB" to "no"
   enables compression again.
   * CVE-2013-0169: Timing attacks against TLS could be
   used by physically local attackers to gain access to
   transmitted plain text or private keymaterial. This issue
   is also known as the "Lucky-13" issue.
   * CVE-2013-0166: A OCSP invalid key denial of service
   issue was fixed.

   Security Issue references:

   * CVE-2013-0169
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-0169
   >
   * CVE-2013-0166
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-0166
   >


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 SP1 for VMware LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-libopenssl-devel-7564

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-libopenssl-devel-7564

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware LTSS (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 0.9.8j]:

      libopenssl0_9_8-0.9.8j-0.50.1
      libopenssl0_9_8-hmac-0.9.8j-0.50.1
      openssl-0.9.8j-0.50.1
      openssl-doc-0.9.8j-0.50.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware LTSS (x86_64) [New Version: 0.9.8j]:

      libopenssl0_9_8-32bit-0.9.8j-0.50.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 0.9.8j]:

      libopenssl0_9_8-0.9.8j-0.50.1
      libopenssl0_9_8-hmac-0.9.8j-0.50.1
      openssl-0.9.8j-0.50.1
      openssl-doc-0.9.8j-0.50.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (s390x x86_64) [New Version: 0.9.8j]:

      libopenssl0_9_8-32bit-0.9.8j-0.50.1
      libopenssl0_9_8-hmac-32bit-0.9.8j-0.50.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0166.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0169.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/779952
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/802648
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/802746
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=ffd2313ed884ceca393f1e800ab93e0f



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