SUSE 11 SP2: SUSE-SU-2012:1155-1 Important: DBUS Local Execution
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September 12, 2012
An update that contains security fixes can now be installed
Summary
This update fixes a vulnerability in the DBUS auto-launching feature that allowed local users to execute arbitrary programs as root. CVE-2012-3524 has been assigned to this issue. 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 SP2: zypper in -t patch sdksp2-dbus-1-6733 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware: zypper in -t patch slessp2-dbus-1-6733 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2: zypper in -t patch slessp2-dbus-1-6733 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2: zypper in -t patch sledsp2-dbus-1-6733 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
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References
#697105 #764047
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:1155-1
Rating: important
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