SUSE-SU-2013:1237-1: moderate: Security update for strongswan

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for strongswan
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2013:1237-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #815236 
Cross-References:   CVE-2013-2944
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:


   This update fixes the ECDSA signature vulnerability in
   strongswan.  CVE-2013-2944 has been assigned to this issue.

   Security Issue reference:

   * CVE-2013-2944
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-2944
   >


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-strongswan-7638

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-strongswan-7638

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-strongswan-7638

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


Package List:

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

      strongswan-4.4.0-6.17.2
      strongswan-doc-4.4.0-6.17.2

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

      strongswan-4.4.0-6.17.2
      strongswan-doc-4.4.0-6.17.2

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

      strongswan-4.4.0-6.17.2
      strongswan-doc-4.4.0-6.17.2


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2944.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/815236
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=6135247f38554d1bc90baf3102f2b478