openSUSE Security Update: update for libssh
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2012:1620-1
Rating:             important
References:         #789827 
Cross-References:   CVE-2012-4559 CVE-2012-4560 CVE-2012-4561
                    CVE-2012-4562
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 12.2
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   An update that fixes four vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

   This update of libssh fixed various memory management
   issues that could have security implications (Code
   execution, Denial of Service).


Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - openSUSE 12.2:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2012-840

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - openSUSE 12.2 (i586 x86_64):

      libssh-debugsource-0.5.2-2.4.1
      libssh-devel-0.5.2-2.4.1
      libssh-devel-doc-0.5.2-2.4.1
      libssh4-0.5.2-2.4.1
      libssh4-debuginfo-0.5.2-2.4.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4559.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4560.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4561.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4562.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/789827