SUSE Security Update: Security update for patch
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2018:1162-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1059698 #1080918 #1088420 #662957 #914891 
                    
Cross-References:   CVE-2010-4651 CVE-2014-9637 CVE-2016-10713
                    CVE-2018-1000156
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3
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   An update that solves four vulnerabilities and has one
   errata is now available.

Description:

   This update for patch fixes several issues.

   These security issues were fixed:

   - CVE-2018-1000156: patch: Malicious patch files cause ed to execute
     arbitrary commands (bsc#1088420).
   - CVE-2014-9637: Prevent DoS by remote attackers (memory consumption and
     segmentation fault) via a crafted diff file (bsc#914891).
   - CVE-2016-10713: Prevent out-of-bounds access within pch_write_line()
     that could have lead to DoS via a crafted input file (bsc#1080918).
   - CVE-2010-4651: Fixed a directory traversal bug (bsc#662957):


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch slessp4-patch-13589=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-patch-13589=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sleposp3-patch-13589=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-patch-13589=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-patch-13589=1



Package List:

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

      patch-2.5.9-252.22.7.1

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

      patch-2.5.9-252.22.7.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 (i586):

      patch-2.5.9-252.22.7.1

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

      patch-debuginfo-2.5.9-252.22.7.1
      patch-debugsource-2.5.9-252.22.7.1

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

      patch-debuginfo-2.5.9-252.22.7.1
      patch-debugsource-2.5.9-252.22.7.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4651.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9637.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10713.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1000156.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1059698
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1080918
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1088420
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/662957
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/914891

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SUSE: 2018:1162-1: important: patch

May 7, 2018
An update that solves four vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available.

Summary

This update for patch fixes several issues. These security issues were fixed: - CVE-2018-1000156: patch: Malicious patch files cause ed to execute arbitrary commands (bsc#1088420). - CVE-2014-9637: Prevent DoS by remote attackers (memory consumption and segmentation fault) via a crafted diff file (bsc#914891). - CVE-2016-10713: Prevent out-of-bounds access within pch_write_line() that could have lead to DoS via a crafted input file (bsc#1080918). - CVE-2010-4651: Fixed a directory traversal bug (bsc#662957): Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch slessp4-patch-13589=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS: zypper in -t patch slessp3-patch-13589=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3: zypper in -t patch sleposp3-patch-13589=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-patch-13589=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3: zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-patch-13589=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): patch-2.5.9-252.22.7.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64): patch-2.5.9-252.22.7.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 (i586): patch-2.5.9-252.22.7.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): patch-debuginfo-2.5.9-252.22.7.1 patch-debugsource-2.5.9-252.22.7.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 (i586 s390x x86_64): patch-debuginfo-2.5.9-252.22.7.1 patch-debugsource-2.5.9-252.22.7.1

References

#1059698 #1080918 #1088420 #662957 #914891

Cross- CVE-2010-4651 CVE-2014-9637 CVE-2016-10713

CVE-2018-1000156

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4651.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9637.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10713.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1000156.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1059698

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1080918

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1088420

https://bugzilla.suse.com/662957

https://bugzilla.suse.com/914891

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Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1162-1
Rating: important

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