Security update for libotr

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:0706-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2016-2851 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libotr fixes the following issues:

  • Apply "libotr-CVE-2016-2851.patch" to fix integer overflows that used to occur on 64-bit architectures when receiving 4GB messages. This flaw could potentially have been exploited by an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code on the user's machine. (CVE-2016-2851, bsc#969785)

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 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sledsp4-libotr-12442=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-libotr-12442=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-libotr-12442=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-libotr-12442=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 (x86_64 i586)
    • libotr2-3.2.0-10.5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • libotr-devel-3.2.0-10.5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • libotr2-3.2.0-10.5.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • libotr2-3.2.0-10.5.1

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