SUSE-SU-2012:0808-1: Security update for socat

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for socat
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2012:0808-1
Rating:             low
References:         #627475 #759859 
Cross-References:   CVE-2010-2799 CVE-2012-0219
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4
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   An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:


   This update fixes two small security issues in socat:

   * Fixed a stack overflow in commandline parsing
   (bnc#627475 / CVE-2010-2799) Only exploitable if an
   attacker can control the commandline parameters.
   * Fixed heap overflow in READLINE output mode
   (bnc#759859 / CVE-2012-0219)

   Security Issue references:

   * CVE-2012-0219
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-0219
   >
   * CVE-2010-2799
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2799
   >


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 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-socat-6407

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-socat-6407

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-socat-6407

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-socat-6407

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-socat-6407

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      socat-1.7.0.0-1.16.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      socat-1.7.0.0-1.16.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      socat-1.7.0.0-1.16.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 (i586 x86_64):

      socat-1.7.0.0-1.10.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):

      socat-1.7.0.0-1.16.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64):

      socat-1.7.0.0-1.16.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4 (i586 x86_64):

      socat-1.7.0.0-1.10.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2799.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0219.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/627475
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/759859
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=1247a92da8b58834174608c8159b5c1a
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=26d6956b5e38b37b8fb00575dde970ba