SUSE-SU-2014:0471-1: important: Security update for mutt

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Tue Apr 1 17:04:12 MDT 2014


   SUSE Security Update: Security update for mutt
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:0471-1
Rating:             important
References:         #868115 
Cross-References:   CVE-2014-0467
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:


   The mailreader mutt was updated to fix a security issue in
   displaying mail  headers, where a crafted e-mail could
   cause a heap overflow, which in turn  might be used by
   attackers to crash mutt or potentially even execute code.

   Security Issues references:

   * CVE-2014-0467
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0467
   >


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 SP3 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-mutt-9023

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-mutt-9023

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-mutt-9023

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      mutt-1.5.17-42.37.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      mutt-1.5.17-42.37.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      mutt-1.5.17-42.37.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0467.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/868115
   http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=dcc3a50329b03a50dab960aa4c2251c8



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