SUSE-SU-2013:0558-1: Security update for Kerberos 5

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

   SUSE Security Update: Security update for Kerberos 5
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2013:0558-1
Rating:             low
References:         #787272 #806715 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
                    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 contains security fixes can now be installed.

Description:


   This update for Kerberos 5 fixes one security issue:

   The KDC plugin for PKINIT can dereference a null pointer
   when processing  malformed packets, leading to a crash of
   the KDC process. (bnc#806715,  CVE-2013-1415)

   Additionally, it improves compatibility with processes that
   handle large  numbers of open files. (bnc#787272)


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 Software Development Kit 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp2-krb5-7446

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-krb5-7446

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-krb5-7446

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-krb5-7446

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      krb5-devel-1.6.3-133.49.54.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      krb5-devel-32bit-1.6.3-133.49.54.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):

      krb5-server-1.6.3-133.49.54.1

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

      krb5-1.6.3-133.49.54.1
      krb5-apps-clients-1.6.3-133.49.54.1
      krb5-apps-servers-1.6.3-133.49.54.1
      krb5-client-1.6.3-133.49.54.1
      krb5-plugin-kdb-ldap-1.6.3-133.49.54.1
      krb5-plugin-preauth-pkinit-1.6.3-133.49.54.1
      krb5-server-1.6.3-133.49.54.1

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

      krb5-32bit-1.6.3-133.49.54.1

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

      krb5-1.6.3-133.49.54.1
      krb5-apps-clients-1.6.3-133.49.54.1
      krb5-apps-servers-1.6.3-133.49.54.1
      krb5-client-1.6.3-133.49.54.1
      krb5-plugin-kdb-ldap-1.6.3-133.49.54.1
      krb5-plugin-preauth-pkinit-1.6.3-133.49.54.1
      krb5-server-1.6.3-133.49.54.1

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

      krb5-32bit-1.6.3-133.49.54.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (ia64):

      krb5-x86-1.6.3-133.49.54.1

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

      krb5-1.6.3-133.49.54.1
      krb5-client-1.6.3-133.49.54.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (x86_64):

      krb5-32bit-1.6.3-133.49.54.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/787272
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/806715
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=b65786aee61582aa40a251cace29337a