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SUSE: 2014:0931-1 Important: libtasn1 DoS Threats Fixed

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Calendar Grey July 24, 2014
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SUSE Security Update for libgcrypt addresses various vulnerabilities, essential for safeguarding system stability for individuals using impacted systems.
An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

libtasn1 has been updated to fix three security issues: * asn1_get_bit_der() could have returned negative bit length (CVE-2014-3468) * Multiple boundary check issues could have allowed DoS (CVE-2014-3467) * Possible DoS by NULL pointer dereference in asn1_read_value_type (CVE-2014-3469) Security Issues: * CVE-2014-3468 * CVE-2014-3467 * CVE-2014-3469 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 SP3:

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Topics Covered

security advisory DoS issue software update SUSE libtasn1

References

#880735 #880737 #880738

Cross- CVE-2014-3467 CVE-2014-3468 CVE-2014-3469

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3467.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3468.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3469.html

https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:0931-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory DoS issue software update SUSE libtasn1

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