SUSE: 2011:1140-1 Important Memory Fix for Popt Corruption

   SUSE Security Update: Security update for popt
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2011:1140-1
Rating:             important
References:         #720824 
Cross-References:   CVE-2011-3378
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1
                    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 one vulnerability is now available.

Description:


   Specially crafted RPM packages could have caused memory
   corruption in rpm  when verifying signatures
   (CVE-2011-3378). This has been fixed.

   Security Issue reference:

   * CVE-2011-3378
   


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 Software Development Kit 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp1-popt-5256

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-popt-5256

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-popt-5256

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-popt-5256

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      popt-devel-1.7-37.29.29.1
      rpm-devel-4.4.2.3-37.29.29.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      rpm-32bit-4.4.2.3-37.29.29.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 (ppc64):

      popt-devel-32bit-1.7-37.29.29.1
      rpm-devel-32bit-4.4.2.3-37.29.29.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 (ia64):

      rpm-x86-4.4.2.3-37.29.29.1

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

      popt-1.7-37.29.29.1
      rpm-4.4.2.3-37.29.29.1

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

      popt-32bit-1.7-37.29.29.1
      rpm-32bit-4.4.2.3-37.29.29.1

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

      popt-1.7-37.29.29.1
      rpm-4.4.2.3-37.29.29.1

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

      popt-32bit-1.7-37.29.29.1
      rpm-32bit-4.4.2.3-37.29.29.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (ia64):

      popt-x86-1.7-37.29.29.1
      rpm-x86-4.4.2.3-37.29.29.1

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

      popt-1.7-37.29.29.1
      rpm-4.4.2.3-37.29.29.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (x86_64):

      popt-32bit-1.7-37.29.29.1
      rpm-32bit-4.4.2.3-37.29.29.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3378.html