openSUSE Security Update: Fixes a local vulnerability
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2013:1954-1
Rating:             important
References:         #851116 
Cross-References:   CVE-2013-3709
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 12.2
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   Fixed CVE-2013-3709: make the secret token file
   (secret_token.rb) readable only for the webyast user to
   avoid forging the session cookie (bnc#851116) (reported by
   joernchen of Phenoelit)


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-2013-1027

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


Package List:

   - openSUSE 12.2 (noarch):

      webyast-base-0.3.19.1-1.8.1
      webyast-base-branding-default-0.3.19.1-1.8.1
      webyast-base-testsuite-0.3.19.1-1.8.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-3709.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/851116

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openSUSE: 2013:1954-1: important: Fixes a local vulnerability

December 25, 2013
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description

Fixed CVE-2013-3709: make the secret token file (secret_token.rb) readable only for the webyast user to avoid forging the session cookie (bnc#851116) (reported by joernchen of Phenoelit)

 

Patch

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-2013-1027 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List

- openSUSE 12.2 (noarch): webyast-base-0.3.19.1-1.8.1 webyast-base-branding-default-0.3.19.1-1.8.1 webyast-base-testsuite-0.3.19.1-1.8.1


References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-3709.html https://bugzilla.novell.com/851116--


Severity
Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2013:1954-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE 12.2

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