SUSE-SU-2014:1259-1: important: bash

[sle-security-updates at lists.suse.com]

   SUSE Security Update: bash
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:1259-1
Rating:             important
References:         #898346 #898603 #898604 
Cross-References:   CVE-2014-7169 CVE-2014-7186 CVE-2014-7187
                   
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
                     12
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   An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:


   The command-line shell 'bash' evaluates environment variables, which
   allows the injection of characters and might be used to access files on
   the system in some circumstances (CVE-2014-7169).

   Please note that this issue is different from a previously fixed
   vulnerability tracked under CVE-2014-6271 and it is less serious due to
   the special, non-default system configuration that is needed to create an
   exploitable situation.

   To remove further exploitation potential we now limit the
   function-in-environment variable to variables prefixed with BASH_FUNC_ .
   This hardening feature is work in progress and might be improved in later
   updates.

   Additionaly two more security issues were fixed in bash: CVE-2014-7186:
   Nested HERE documents could lead to a crash of bash.

   CVE-2014-7187: Nesting of for loops could lead to a crash of bash.


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 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2014-63

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2014-63

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2014-63

   -  12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-2014-63

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      bash-debuginfo-4.2-81.1
      bash-debugsource-4.2-81.1
      bash-devel-4.2-81.1
      readline-devel-6.2-81.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      bash-4.2-81.1
      bash-debuginfo-4.2-81.1
      bash-debugsource-4.2-81.1
      libreadline6-6.2-81.1
      libreadline6-debuginfo-6.2-81.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (noarch):

      bash-doc-4.2-81.1
      readline-doc-6.2-81.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):

      bash-4.2-81.1
      bash-debuginfo-4.2-81.1
      bash-debugsource-4.2-81.1
      libreadline6-6.2-81.1
      libreadline6-debuginfo-6.2-81.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (noarch):

      bash-doc-4.2-81.1
      bash-lang-4.2-81.1
      readline-doc-6.2-81.1

   -  12 (noarch):

      bash-lang-4.2-81.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7169.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7186.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7187.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=898346
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=898603
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=898604