SUSE-SU-2014:1283-1: moderate: Security update for libevent

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for libevent
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:1283-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #897243 
Cross-References:   CVE-2014-6272
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 fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:


   This update fixes a buffer overflow in the buffered event handling in
   libevent. (CVE-2014-6272)

   Security Issues:

       * CVE-2014-6272
         <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-6272>


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-libevent-9824

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-libevent-9824

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-libevent-9824

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-libevent-9824

   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):

      libevent-devel-1.4.5-24.24.1

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

      libevent-1_4-2-1.4.5-24.24.1

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

      libevent-1_4-2-1.4.5-24.24.1

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

      libevent-1_4-2-1.4.5-24.24.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6272.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=897243
   http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=1467c973e00c4eba0893044be9039245