SUSE-SU-2016:2187-1: moderate: Security update for collectd

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for collectd
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2016:2187-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #990853 
Cross-References:   CVE-2016-6254
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Webyast 1.3
                    SUSE Lifecycle Management Server 1.3
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:


   This update for collectd fixes the following issues:

   - heap overflow in the network plug-in (bsc#990853, CVE-2016-6254)
   - add rrdcached plugin to filelist
   - disable ipvs plugin for now: does not build


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Webyast 1.3:

      zypper in -t patch slewyst13-collectd-12720=1

   - SUSE Lifecycle Management Server 1.3:

      zypper in -t patch sleslms13-collectd-12720=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Webyast 1.3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      collectd-4.9.4-0.25.1
      libcollectdclient-devel-4.9.4-0.25.1
      libcollectdclient0-4.9.4-0.25.1

   - SUSE Lifecycle Management Server 1.3 (x86_64):

      collectd-4.9.4-0.25.1
      libcollectdclient-devel-4.9.4-0.25.1
      libcollectdclient0-4.9.4-0.25.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6254.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/990853