Security update for libdb-4_5

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:0409-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
  • SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3

An update that has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libdb-4_5 fixes the following issues:

  • A DB_CONFIG file in the current working directory allowed local users to obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack involving a setgid or setuid application using libdb-4_8. (bsc#1043886)

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 Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-libdb-4_5-13459=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-libdb-4_5-13459=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-libdb-4_5-13459=1
  • SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3
    zypper in -t patch slestso13-libdb-4_5-13459=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • libdb_java-4_5-4.5.20-97.7
    • libdb-4_5-devel-4.5.20-97.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • db-doc-4.5.20-97.5
    • db-utils-4.5.20-97.5
    • libdb-4_5-4.5.20-97.5
    • db-utils-doc-4.5.20-97.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ia64)
    • libdb-4_5-x86-4.5.20-97.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • libdb-4_5-32bit-4.5.20-97.5
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • db-doc-4.5.20-97.5
    • db-utils-doc-4.5.20-97.5
    • db-utils-4.5.20-97.5
    • libdb-4_5-32bit-4.5.20-97.5
    • libdb-4_5-4.5.20-97.5
  • SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3 (x86_64)
    • libdb-4_5-devel-4.5.20-97.5

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