SUSE Security Update: Security update for spice
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2017:0396-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1023078 #1023079 
Cross-References:   CVE-2016-9577 CVE-2016-9578
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
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   An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:


   This security update for spice fixes the following issues:

   CVE-2016-9577: A buffer overflow in the spice server could have
   potentially been used by unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary
   code. (bsc#1023078) CVE-2016-9578: Unauthenticated attackers could have
   caused a denial of service via a crafted message. (bsc#1023079)


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-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp4-spice-12970=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch slessp4-spice-12970=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-spice-12970=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64):

      libspice-server-devel-0.12.4-8.1

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

      libspice-server1-0.12.4-8.1

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

      spice-debuginfo-0.12.4-8.1
      spice-debugsource-0.12.4-8.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9577.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9578.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1023078
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1023079

SuSE: 2017:0396-1: important: spice

February 6, 2017
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This security update for spice fixes the following issues: CVE-2016-9577: A buffer overflow in the spice server could have potentially been used by unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code. (bsc#1023078) CVE-2016-9578: Unauthenticated attackers could have caused a denial of service via a crafted message. (bsc#1023079) 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-SP4: zypper in -t patch sdksp4-spice-12970=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch slessp4-spice-12970=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-spice-12970=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64): libspice-server-devel-0.12.4-8.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64): libspice-server1-0.12.4-8.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64): spice-debuginfo-0.12.4-8.1 spice-debugsource-0.12.4-8.1

References

#1023078 #1023079

Cross- CVE-2016-9577 CVE-2016-9578

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9577.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9578.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1023078

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1023079

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:0396-1
Rating: important

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