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An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available. errata is now available.. SUSE Security Update: Security update for openldap2 ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:0224-1 Rating: important References: #937766 #945582 #955210 Cross-References: CVE-2015-4000 CVE-2015-6908 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available. Description: This update fixes the following security issues: - CVE-2015-6908: The ber_get_next function allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reachable assertion and application crash) via crafted BER data, as demonstrated by an attack against slapd. (bsc#945582) - CVE-2015-4000: Fix weak Diffie-Hellman size vulnerability. (bsc#937766) It also fixes the following non-security bugs: - bsc#955210: Unresponsive LDAP host lookups in IPv6 environment This update adds the following functionality: - fate#319300: SHA2 password hashing module that can be loaded on-demand. 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-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2016-139=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2016-139=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-2016-139=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-139=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-139=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Legacy-12-2016-139=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-139=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2016-139=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64): openldap2-back-perl-2.4.41-18.13.4 openldap2-back-perl-debuginfo-2.4.41-18.13.4 openldap2-client-debuginfo-2.4.41-18.13.1 openldap2-client-debugsource-2.4.41-18.13.1 openldap2-debuginfo-2.4.41-18.13.4 openldap2-debugsource-2.4.41-18.13.4 openldap2-devel-2.4.41-18.13.1 openldap2-devel-static-2.4.41-18.13.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64): openldap2-back-perl-2.4.41-18.13.4 openldap2-back-perl-debuginfo-2.4.41-18.13.4 openldap2-client-debuginfo-2.4.41-18.13.1 openldap2-client-debugsource-2.4.41-18.13.1 openldap2-debuginfo-2.4.41-18.13.4 openldap2-debugsource-2.4.41-18.13.4 openldap2-devel-2.4.41-18.13.1 openldap2-devel-static-2.4.41-18.13.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12 (x86_64): compat-libldap-2_3-0-2.3.37-18.13.4 compat-libldap-2_3-0-debuginfo-2.3.37-18.13.4 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64): libldap-2_4-2-2.4.41-18.13.1 libldap-2_4-2-debuginfo-2.4.41-18.13.1 openldap2-2.4.41-18.13.4 openldap2-back-meta-2.4.41-18.13.4 openldap2-back-meta-debuginfo-2.4.41-18.13.4 openldap2-client-2.4.41-18.13.1 openldap2-client-debuginfo-2.4.41-18.13.1 openldap2-client-debugsource-2.4.41-18.13.1 openldap2-debuginfo-2.4.41-18.13.4 openldap2-debugsource-2.4.41-18.13.4 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (s390x x86_64): libldap-2_4-2-32bit-2.4.41-18.13.1 libldap-2_4-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.4.41-18.13.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64): libldap-2_4-2-2.4.41-18.13.1 libldap-2_4-2-debuginfo-2.4.41-18.13.1 openldap2-2.4.41-18.13.4 openldap2-back-meta-2.4.41-18.13.4 openldap2-back-meta-debuginfo-2.4.41-18.13.4 openldap2-client-2.4.41-18.13.1 openldap2-client-debuginfo-2.4.41-18.13.1 openldap2-client-debugsource-2.4.41-18.13.1 openldap2-debuginfo-2.4.41-18.13.4 openldap2-debugsource-2.4.41-18.13.4 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (s390x x86_64): libldap-2_4-2-32bit-2.4.41-18.13.1 libldap-2_4-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.4.41-18.13.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64): compat-libldap-2_3-0-2.3.37-18.13.4 compat-libldap-2_3-0-debuginfo-2.3.37-18.13.4 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 (x86_64): libldap-2_4-2-2.4.41-18.13.1 libldap-2_4-2-32bit-2.4.41-18.13.1 libldap-2_4-2-debuginfo-2.4.41-18.13.1 libldap-2_4-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.4.41-18.13.1 openldap2-client-2.4.41-18.13.1 openldap2-client-debuginfo-2.4.41-18.13.1 openldap2-client-debugsource-2.4.41-18.13.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64): libldap-2_4-2-2.4.41-18.13.1 libldap-2_4-2-32bit-2.4.41-18.13.1 libldap-2_4-2-debuginfo-2.4.41-18.13.1 libldap-2_4-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.4.41-18.13.1 openldap2-client-2.4.41-18.13.1 openldap2-client-debuginfo-2.4.41-18.13.1 openldap2-client-debugsource-2.4.41-18.13.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4000.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6908.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=937766 https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=945582 https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=955210 . Rectifies serious vulnerabilities in openldap2 for SUSE, tackling denial of service and inadequate encryption concerns.. openldap2 security update,SUSE advisory,denial of service patch,Diffie-Hellman fix,critical vulnerabilities. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team
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