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SUSE: 2017:3234-1 Important: OpenSAML MitM Attack Resolved

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Calendar Grey December 7, 2017
Dist Suse Esm H88
Important patch for OpenSAML mitigates MITM vulnerabilities in SUSE platforms. Prompt application is essential for maintaining security standards.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for opensaml fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2017-16853: Fix the DynamicMetadataProvider class to properly configure itself with the MetadataFilter plugins, to avoid possible MITM attacks (bsc#1068685). 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 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2017-2011=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2017-2011=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2017-2011=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2017-2011=1

References

#1068685

Cross- CVE-2017-16853

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16853.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1068685

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:3234-1
Rating: important

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