SUSE-SU-2012:0889-1: Security update for zypper

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for zypper
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2012:0889-1
Rating:             low
References:         #770630 
Cross-References:   CVE-2012-0420
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. It
   includes two new package versions.

Description:


   The following issue has been fixed:

   * The zypper setuid wrapper linked against libzypp.
   This is not needed and added unnecessary attack vectors.
   CVE-2012-0420 has been assigned to this issue.

   Security Issue reference:

   * CVE-2012-0420
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-0420
   >


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 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-zypper-6528

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-zypper-6528

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-zypper-6527

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-zypper-6527

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-zypper-6528

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-zypper-6527

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 1.6.166]:

      zypper-1.6.166-0.5.1
      zypper-log-1.6.166-0.5.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 1.6.166]:

      zypper-1.6.166-0.5.1
      zypper-log-1.6.166-0.5.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 1.3.21]:

      zypper-1.3.21-0.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 1.3.21]:

      zypper-1.3.21-0.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 1.6.166]:

      zypper-1.6.166-0.5.1
      zypper-log-1.6.166-0.5.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 1.3.21]:

      zypper-1.3.21-0.3.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0420.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/770630
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=21b0014e7ebe0f97d850cca8d0be6bd5
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=857c5c5bf8d9a57d64e50045ec7ef20d