SUSE-SU-2012:1077-1: moderate: Security update for nuts

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for nuts
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2012:1077-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #764699 
Cross-References:   CVE-2012-2944
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. It
   includes one version update.

Description:


   This update of nuts fixes a denial of service flaw that
   could have been  exploited by remote attackers to cause an
   application crash of upsd.

   Security Issue reference:

   * CVE-2012-2944
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2944
   >


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 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp1-libupsclient1-6379

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp1-libupsclient1-6379

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-libupsclient1-6379

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-libupsclient1-6379

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-libupsclient1-6379

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.2]:

      nut-cgi-2.6.2-0.2.4.1
      nut-devel-2.6.2-0.2.4.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.2]:

      libupsclient1-2.6.2-0.2.4.1
      nut-2.6.2-0.2.4.1
      nut-classic-2.6.2-0.2.4.1
      nut-drivers-net-2.6.2-0.2.4.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.2]:

      nut-cgi-2.6.2-0.2.4.1
      nut-devel-2.6.2-0.2.4.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.2]:

      libupsclient1-2.6.2-0.2.4.1
      nut-2.6.2-0.2.4.1
      nut-classic-2.6.2-0.2.4.1
      nut-drivers-net-2.6.2-0.2.4.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.2]:

      libupsclient1-2.6.2-0.2.4.1
      nut-2.6.2-0.2.4.1
      nut-classic-2.6.2-0.2.4.1
      nut-drivers-net-2.6.2-0.2.4.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.2]:

      libupsclient1-2.6.2-0.2.4.1
      nut-2.6.2-0.2.4.1
      nut-classic-2.6.2-0.2.4.1
      nut-drivers-net-2.6.2-0.2.4.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.2]:

      libupsclient1-2.6.2-0.2.4.1
      nut-2.6.2-0.2.4.1
      nut-classic-2.6.2-0.2.4.1
      nut-drivers-net-2.6.2-0.2.4.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2944.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/764699
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=c2b37f2261099e65d55a6c02fb324155