Security update for libtirpc, rpcbind

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:1468-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-8779 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-8779 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3
  • 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 libtirpc and rpcbind fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-8779: A crafted UDP package could lead rpcbind to remote denial-of-service. (bsc#1037559)

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 Point of Service 11 SP3
    zypper in -t patch sleposp3-libtirpc-13135=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-libtirpc-13135=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3
    zypper in -t patch slessp3-libtirpc-13135=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-libtirpc-13135=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-libtirpc-13135=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 (i586)
    • libtirpc1-0.2.1-1.12.3
    • rpcbind-0.1.6+git20080930-6.27.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • libtirpc-devel-0.2.1-1.12.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3 (s390x x86_64 i586)
    • libtirpc1-0.2.1-1.12.3
    • rpcbind-0.1.6+git20080930-6.27.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • libtirpc1-0.2.1-1.12.3
    • rpcbind-0.1.6+git20080930-6.27.2
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • libtirpc1-0.2.1-1.12.3
    • rpcbind-0.1.6+git20080930-6.27.2

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