SUSE: 2011:5132-1 Critical: Novell XBase Memory Allocation Vulnerability

   SUSE Security Update: Security update for Novell XTier framework
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2011:1185-1
Rating:             important
References:         #585440 
Cross-References:   CVE-2011-1710
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:


   Several user supplied header length variables for the HTTP
   server component  in the Novell XTier framework were not
   size limited, allowing integer  overflow attacks to crash
   the service or potentially execute code.  (CVE-2011-1710)

   Security Issue reference:

   * CVE-2011-1710
   


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 Desktop 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-novell-novfsd-5198

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


Package List:

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

      novell-novfsd-3.0.0-0.11.1
      novell-xtier-base-3.1.8-0.7.1
      novell-xtier-core-3.1.8-0.7.1
      novell-xtier-xplat-3.1.8-0.7.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1710.html