SUSE: 2011:0898-1 Important: eCryptfs-Utils Security Issues Update

   SUSE Security Update: Security update for ecryptfs-utils
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2011:0898-1
Rating:             important
References:         #709771 
Cross-References:   CVE-2011-1831 CVE-2011-1832 CVE-2011-1833
                    CVE-2011-1834 CVE-2011-1835 CVE-2011-1836
                    CVE-2011-1837
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1
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   An update that fixes 7 vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:


   This update of ecryptfs-utils fixes several security
   problems:

   * CVE-2011-1831 - Race condition when checking
   mountpoint during mount.
   * CVE-2011-1832 - Race condition when checking
   mountpoint during unmount.
   * CVE-2011-1833 - Race condition when checking source
   during mount.
   * CVE-2011-1834 - Improper mtab handling allowing
   corruption due to resource limits, signals, etc.

   Security Issue references:

   * CVE-2011-1831
   
   * CVE-2011-1832
   
   * CVE-2011-1833
   
   * CVE-2011-1834
   
   * CVE-2011-1835
   
   * CVE-2011-1836
   
   * CVE-2011-1837
   

Indications:

   Please install this update.

Patch Instructions:

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

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-ecryptfs-utils-4956

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-ecryptfs-utils-4956

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-ecryptfs-utils-4956

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      ecryptfs-utils-61-1.29.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware (x86_64):

      ecryptfs-utils-32bit-61-1.29.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      ecryptfs-utils-61-1.29.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      ecryptfs-utils-32bit-61-1.29.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (ia64):

      ecryptfs-utils-x86-61-1.29.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64):

      ecryptfs-utils-61-1.29.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (x86_64):

      ecryptfs-utils-32bit-61-1.29.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1831.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1832.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1833.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1834.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1835.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1836.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1837.html