openSUSE 11.4: openSUSE-SU-2011:1204-1 Important: pam DoS Fix
opensuse
November 2, 2011
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available
Description
The pam_env module is vulnerable to a stack overflow
(CVE-2011-3148) and a DoS condition (CVE-2011-3149) when
parsing users .pam_environment files.
Topics Covered
Patch
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE 11.4:
zypper in -t patch pam-5330
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List
- openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64):
pam-1.1.3-4.9.1
pam-devel-1.1.3-4.9.1
pam-doc-1.1.3-4.9.1
- openSUSE 11.4 (x86_64):
pam-32bit-1.1.3-4.9.1
pam-devel-32bit-1.1.3-4.9.1
References
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3148.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3149.html
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2011:1204-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
openSUSE 11.4
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Topics Covered
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