Security update for libotr

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:0707-1
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:
  • 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 one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libotr fixes the following issue:

  • 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 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-404=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2016-404=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2016-404=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2016-404=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-404=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-404=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-404=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-404=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • libotr5-4.0.0-9.1
    • libotr5-debuginfo-4.0.0-9.1
    • libotr-debugsource-4.0.0-9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64)
    • libotr5-4.0.0-9.1
    • libotr5-debuginfo-4.0.0-9.1
    • libotr-debugsource-4.0.0-9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libotr-debugsource-4.0.0-9.1
    • libotr-devel-4.0.0-9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libotr-debugsource-4.0.0-9.1
    • libotr-devel-4.0.0-9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libotr5-4.0.0-9.1
    • libotr5-debuginfo-4.0.0-9.1
    • libotr-debugsource-4.0.0-9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 (x86_64)
    • libotr5-4.0.0-9.1
    • libotr5-debuginfo-4.0.0-9.1
    • libotr-debugsource-4.0.0-9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • libotr5-4.0.0-9.1
    • libotr5-debuginfo-4.0.0-9.1
    • libotr-debugsource-4.0.0-9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libotr5-4.0.0-9.1
    • libotr5-debuginfo-4.0.0-9.1
    • libotr-debugsource-4.0.0-9.1

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