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SUSE: 2013:0633-1 Important: PostgreSQL Security Update with Fixes

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Calendar Grey April 5, 2013
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SUSE Safety Notice: Critical MySQL advisory issued with various corrections boosting security and installation guidelines included.
An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update to version 9.1.9 fixes: * CVE-2013-1899: Fix insecure parsing of server command-line switches. * CVE-2013-1900: Reset OpenSSL randomness state in each postmaster child process. * CVE-2013-1901: Make REPLICATION privilege checks test current user not authenticated user. Security Issue references: * CVE-2013-1899 * CVE-2013-1900 * CVE-2013-1901 Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3: zypper in -t patch slestso13-libecpg6-7585

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Topics Covered

security advisory important multiple issues PostgreSQL SUSE Linux version update

References

#812525

Cross- CVE-2013-1899 CVE-2013-1900 CVE-2013-1901

Affected Products:

SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3

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

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1899.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1900.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1901.html

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2013:0633-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory important multiple issues PostgreSQL SUSE Linux version update

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