SUSE-SU-2014:0466-1: moderate: Security update for xinetd

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for xinetd
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:0466-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #762294 #844230 #855685 
Cross-References:   CVE-2012-0862 CVE-2013-4342
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 solves two vulnerabilities and has one
   errata is now available.

Description:


   The multiplexing system xinetd was updated to fix security
   issues and a  bug.

   Security issues fixed:

   * CVE-2013-4342: xinetd ignores user and group
   directives for tcpmux services.
   * CVE-2012-0862: xinetd enables all services when tcp
   multiplexing is used.

   Bug fixed:

   * Services started by xinetd were limited to 1024 open
   file descriptors. (bnc#855685)

   Security Issues references:

   * CVE-2012-0862
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-0862
   >
   * CVE-2013-4342
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4342
   >


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-xinetd-9021

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-xinetd-9021

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-xinetd-9021

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


Package List:

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

      xinetd-2.3.14-130.133.1

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

      xinetd-2.3.14-130.133.1

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

      xinetd-2.3.14-130.133.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0862.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4342.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/762294
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/844230
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/855685
   http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=82ad1668f5a536fb415b95faf253f10d