SUSE-SU-2013:0226-1: moderate: Security update for tomcat6

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

   SUSE Security Update: Security update for tomcat6
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2013:0226-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #789406 #791423 #791424 #791426 #791679 #793391 
                    #793394 #794548 
Cross-References:   CVE-2012-2733 CVE-2012-3546 CVE-2012-4431
                    CVE-2012-4534 CVE-2012-5568 CVE-2012-5885
                    CVE-2012-5886 CVE-2012-5887
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Manager 1.2 for SLE 11 SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
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   An update that fixes 8 vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:


   This update of tomcat6 fixes the following security issues:

   * CVE-2012-4534: denial of service
   * CVE-2012-2733: tomcat: HTTP NIO connector OOM DoS via
   a request with large headers
   * CVE-2012-5885: tomcat: cnonce tracking weakness
   * CVE-2012-5886: tomcat: authentication caching weakness
   * CVE-2012-5887: tomcat: stale nonce weakness
   * CVE-2012-5568: tomcat: affected by slowloris DoS
   * CVE-2012-3546: tomcat: Bypass of security constraints
   * CVE-2012-4431: tomcat: bypass of CSRF prevention
   filter

   Security Issue references:

   * CVE-2012-5885
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5885
   >
   * CVE-2012-4431
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4431
   >
   * CVE-2012-3546
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3546
   >
   * CVE-2012-5887
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5887
   >
   * CVE-2012-4534
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4534
   >
   * CVE-2012-2733
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2733
   >
   * CVE-2012-5886
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5886
   >
   * CVE-2012-5568
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5568
   >


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Manager 1.2 for SLE 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch sleman12sp1-tomcat6-7209

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-tomcat6-7208

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-tomcat6-7208

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Manager 1.2 for SLE 11 SP1 (noarch):

      tomcat6-6.0.18-20.35.40.1
      tomcat6-jsp-2_1-api-6.0.18-20.35.40.1
      tomcat6-lib-6.0.18-20.35.40.1
      tomcat6-servlet-2_5-api-6.0.18-20.35.40.1

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

      tomcat6-6.0.18-20.35.40.1
      tomcat6-admin-webapps-6.0.18-20.35.40.1
      tomcat6-docs-webapp-6.0.18-20.35.40.1
      tomcat6-javadoc-6.0.18-20.35.40.1
      tomcat6-jsp-2_1-api-6.0.18-20.35.40.1
      tomcat6-lib-6.0.18-20.35.40.1
      tomcat6-servlet-2_5-api-6.0.18-20.35.40.1
      tomcat6-webapps-6.0.18-20.35.40.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (noarch):

      tomcat6-6.0.18-20.35.40.1
      tomcat6-admin-webapps-6.0.18-20.35.40.1
      tomcat6-docs-webapp-6.0.18-20.35.40.1
      tomcat6-javadoc-6.0.18-20.35.40.1
      tomcat6-jsp-2_1-api-6.0.18-20.35.40.1
      tomcat6-lib-6.0.18-20.35.40.1
      tomcat6-servlet-2_5-api-6.0.18-20.35.40.1
      tomcat6-webapps-6.0.18-20.35.40.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2733.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3546.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4431.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4534.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5568.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5885.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5886.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5887.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/789406
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/791423
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/791424
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/791426
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/791679
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/793391
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/793394
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/794548
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=10aa6410688bd05f48407e1b055f53e6
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=8caabee36d66ff05a162522ac84c989a