SUSE-SU-2014:0704-1: moderate: Security update for libgcrypt

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for libgcrypt
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:0704-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #831359 
Cross-References:   CVE-2013-4242
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:


   libgcrypt has been updated to fix a cryptographic weakness.

       * CVE-2013-4242: libgcrypt was affected by the Yarom/Falkner
         flush+reload side-channel attach on RSA secret keys, that could have
         potentially leaked the key data to attackers on the same machine.

   Security Issue references:

       * CVE-2013-4242
         <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4242>


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 SP1 LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-libgcrypt-9115

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64):

      libgcrypt11-1.4.1-6.10.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (s390x x86_64):

      libgcrypt11-32bit-1.4.1-6.10.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4242.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/831359
   http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=827bbef3ada5dcf3b73bc75a28643fa0



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