SUSE-SU-2017:1351-1: moderate: Security update for Botan

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for Botan
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2017:1351-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1013209 #968030 
Cross-References:   CVE-2015-7827 CVE-2016-9132
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
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   An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:


   This update for Botan fixes the following issues:

   - CVE-2015-7827: PKCS #1 v1.5 decoding was not constant time, it could be
     used to mount a Bleichenbacher million-message attack (bsc#968030)

   - CVE-2016-9132: While decoding BER length fields, an integer overflow
     could occur leading to a denial-of-service (bsc#1013209)


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-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp4-Botan-13119=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-Botan-13119=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libbotan-1_6_5-1.6.5-6.1
      libbotan-devel-1.6.5-6.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      Botan-debuginfo-1.6.5-6.1
      Botan-debugsource-1.6.5-6.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7827.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9132.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1013209
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/968030



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