SUSE: 2011:1218-2 Critical: Pam Security Vulnerabilities Alert

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for pam
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2011:1218-1
Rating:             important
References:         #631802 #724480 
Cross-References:   CVE-2011-3148 CVE-2011-3149
Affected Products:

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   An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:


   The pam_env module was vulnerable to a stack overflow
   (CVE-2011-3148) and a  DoS condition (CVE-2011-3149) when
   parsing users .pam_environment files.  Additionally a
   missing return value check inside pam_xauth has been fixed
   (CVE-2010-3316).

   Security Issue references:

   * CVE-2011-3148
   
   * CVE-2011-3149
   



Package List:


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3148.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3149.html