SUSE-SU-2014:0643-1: Security update for lxc

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Wed May 14 16:04:13 MDT 2014


   SUSE Security Update: Security update for lxc
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:0643-1
Rating:             low
References:         #839653 #839663 #855809 #869663 
Cross-References:   CVE-2013-6441
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
                    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 one vulnerability and has three fixes
   is now available. It includes one version update.

Description:


   The container framework LXC has been updated to fix various bugs and a
   security issue:

   * CVE-2013-6441: The sshd template allowed privilege escalation on the
   host.
   * SLES container time not aligned with host time (bnc#839653)
   * SLES container boot takes ages (bnc#839663)
   * lxc mounts /dev/pts with wrong options (bnc#869663)

   Security Issues:

   * CVE-2013-6441
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-6441>


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 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp3-lxc-9084

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-lxc-9084

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-lxc-9084

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-lxc-9084

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 0.8.0]:

      lxc-devel-0.8.0-0.21.6

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 0.8.0]:

      lxc-0.8.0-0.21.6

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

      lxc-0.8.0-0.21.6

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

      lxc-0.8.0-0.21.6

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

      lxc-0.8.0-0.21.6


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6441.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/839653
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/839663
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/855809
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/869663
   http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=61ec747452b7ab31ceb87c9fe831946e



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