Security update for lxc

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:1829-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP3
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

lxc was update to fix one security issue.

The following vulnerability was fixed:

  • CVE-2015-1335: A directory traversal flaw while lxc-start is initially setting up the mounts for a container (bsc#946744)

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 11 SP3
    zypper in -t patch sledsp3-lxc-12166=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sledsp4-lxc-12166=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware 11-SP3
    zypper in -t patch slessp3-lxc-12166=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
    zypper in -t patch slessp3-lxc-12166=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP3
    zypper in -t patch slessp3-lxc-12166=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
    zypper in -t patch sdksp3-lxc-12166=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-lxc-12166=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-lxc-12166=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-lxc-12166=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (x86_64 i586)
    • lxc-0.8.0-0.25.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 (x86_64 i586)
    • lxc-0.8.0-0.25.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware 11-SP3 (x86_64 i586)
    • lxc-0.8.0-0.25.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • lxc-0.8.0-0.25.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP3 (x86_64)
    • lxc-0.8.0-0.25.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (x86_64 i586)
    • lxc-0.8.0-0.25.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • lxc-devel-0.8.0-0.25.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (x86_64 i586)
    • lxc-0.8.0-0.25.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • lxc-devel-0.8.0-0.25.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • lxc-0.8.0-0.25.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • lxc-0.8.0-0.25.1

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