Security update for LibVNCServer

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:2088-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1

An update that solves five vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

The LibVNCServer package was updated to fix the following security issues:

  • bsc#897031: fix several security issues:
  • CVE-2014-6051: Integer overflow in MallocFrameBuffer() on client side.
  • CVE-2014-6052: Lack of malloc() return value checking on client side.
  • CVE-2014-6053: Server crash on a very large ClientCutText message.
  • CVE-2014-6054: Server crash when scaling factor is set to zero.
  • CVE-2014-6055: Multiple stack overflows in File Transfer feature.
  • bsc#854151: Restrict the SSL cipher suite.

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-890=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2015-890=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-890=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-890=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2015-890=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2015-890=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2015-890=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64)
    • LibVNCServer-debugsource-0.9.9-16.1
    • libvncclient0-0.9.9-16.1
    • libvncclient0-debuginfo-0.9.9-16.1
    • libvncserver0-0.9.9-16.1
    • libvncserver0-debuginfo-0.9.9-16.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • LibVNCServer-devel-0.9.9-16.1
    • LibVNCServer-debugsource-0.9.9-16.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • LibVNCServer-debugsource-0.9.9-16.1
    • libvncclient0-0.9.9-16.1
    • libvncclient0-debuginfo-0.9.9-16.1
    • libvncserver0-0.9.9-16.1
    • libvncserver0-debuginfo-0.9.9-16.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 (x86_64)
    • LibVNCServer-debugsource-0.9.9-16.1
    • libvncclient0-0.9.9-16.1
    • libvncclient0-debuginfo-0.9.9-16.1
    • libvncserver0-0.9.9-16.1
    • libvncserver0-debuginfo-0.9.9-16.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • LibVNCServer-devel-0.9.9-16.1
    • LibVNCServer-debugsource-0.9.9-16.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • LibVNCServer-debugsource-0.9.9-16.1
    • libvncclient0-0.9.9-16.1
    • libvncclient0-debuginfo-0.9.9-16.1
    • libvncserver0-0.9.9-16.1
    • libvncserver0-debuginfo-0.9.9-16.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • LibVNCServer-debugsource-0.9.9-16.1
    • libvncclient0-0.9.9-16.1
    • libvncclient0-debuginfo-0.9.9-16.1
    • libvncserver0-0.9.9-16.1
    • libvncserver0-debuginfo-0.9.9-16.1

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