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SUSE: 2012:1390-1 Important: Bind Lockup Security Issue Resolved

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Calendar Grey October 23, 2012
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SUSE addresses critical binding freeze problem with a significant upgrade; make certain your devices are fortified with the newest updates!
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

The following issue has been fixed: * Specially crafted RDATA could have caused bind to lockup. This was a different flaw than CVE-2012-4244. Security Issue reference: * CVE-2012-5166 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-bind-6944 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware: zypper in -t patch slessp2-bind-6944 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2: zypper in -t patch slessp2-bind-6944 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS: zypper in -t patch slessp1-bind-6980 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2: zypper in -t patch sledsp2-bind-6944

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security advisory bind patch management SUSE important update lockup issue version upgrade

References

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Cross- CVE-2012-5166

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 Server 11 SP1 LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4

SLE SDK 10 SP4

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5166.html

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:1390-1
Rating: important

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security advisory bind patch management SUSE important update lockup issue version upgrade

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