SUSE-SU-2014:1692-1: Security update for tcpdump

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for tcpdump
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:1692-1
Rating:             low
References:         #905870 #905872 
Cross-References:   CVE-2014-8767 CVE-2014-8769
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 two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:


   tcpdump has been updated to fix two security issues:

       * bnc#905872: Unreliable output using malformed AOVD payload
         (CVE-2014-8769).
       * bnc#905870: Denial of service in verbose mode using malformed OLSR
         payload (CVE-2014-8767).

   Security Issues:

       * CVE-2014-8769
         <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8769>
       * CVE-2014-8767
         <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8767>


Special Instructions and Notes:

   Please reboot the system after installing this update.

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-tcpdump-10093

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-tcpdump-10093

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-tcpdump-10093

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


Package List:

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

      tcpdump-3.9.8-1.23.1

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

      tcpdump-3.9.8-1.23.1

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

      tcpdump-3.9.8-1.23.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8767.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8769.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=905870
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=905872
   http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=f2c744b99b6865b54864e4810ad8e4ce



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