SUSE Security Update: Security update for dhcpcd
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2015:2174-1
Rating:             important
References:         #955762 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP2-LTSS
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP2
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   An update that contains security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

   dhcpcd was updated to fix one security issue.

   This security issue was fixed:
   - A missing length check in decode_search could have caused DOS
     (bsc#955762).


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 Server for VMWare 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-dhcpcd-12241=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch slessp4-dhcpcd-12241=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-dhcpcd-12241=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP2-LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-dhcpcd-12241=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp4-dhcpcd-12241=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-dhcpcd-12241=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-dhcpcd-12241=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-dhcpcd-12241=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP2:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp2-dhcpcd-12241=1

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      dhcpcd-3.2.3-44.32.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      dhcpcd-3.2.3-44.32.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      dhcpcd-3.2.3-44.32.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP2-LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64):

      dhcpcd-3.2.3-44.32.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64):

      dhcpcd-3.2.3-44.32.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      dhcpcd-3.2.3-44.32.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      dhcpcd-debuginfo-3.2.3-44.32.2
      dhcpcd-debugsource-3.2.3-44.32.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      dhcpcd-debuginfo-3.2.3-44.32.2
      dhcpcd-debugsource-3.2.3-44.32.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP2 (i586 s390x x86_64):

      dhcpcd-debuginfo-3.2.3-44.32.2
      dhcpcd-debugsource-3.2.3-44.32.2


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/955762

SuSE: 2015:2174-1: important: dhcpcd

December 2, 2015
An update that contains security fixes can now be installed

Summary

dhcpcd was updated to fix one security issue. This security issue was fixed: - A missing length check in decode_search could have caused DOS (bsc#955762). 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 Server for VMWare 11-SP3: zypper in -t patch slessp3-dhcpcd-12241=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch slessp4-dhcpcd-12241=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3: zypper in -t patch slessp3-dhcpcd-12241=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP2-LTSS: zypper in -t patch slessp2-dhcpcd-12241=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch sledsp4-dhcpcd-12241=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3: zypper in -t patch sledsp3-dhcpcd-12241=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-dhcpcd-12241=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3: zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-dhcpcd-12241=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP2: zypper in -t patch dbgsp2-dhcpcd-12241=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64): dhcpcd-3.2.3-44.32.2 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): dhcpcd-3.2.3-44.32.2 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): dhcpcd-3.2.3-44.32.2 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP2-LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64): dhcpcd-3.2.3-44.32.2 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64): dhcpcd-3.2.3-44.32.2 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64): dhcpcd-3.2.3-44.32.2 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): dhcpcd-debuginfo-3.2.3-44.32.2 dhcpcd-debugsource-3.2.3-44.32.2 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): dhcpcd-debuginfo-3.2.3-44.32.2 dhcpcd-debugsource-3.2.3-44.32.2 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP2 (i586 s390x x86_64): dhcpcd-debuginfo-3.2.3-44.32.2 dhcpcd-debugsource-3.2.3-44.32.2

References

#955762

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP2-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP2

https://bugzilla.suse.com/955762

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:2174-1
Rating: important

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