Security update for gnome-session

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:2173-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-11171 ( SUSE ): 4.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2017-11171 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for gnome-session fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-11171: Fix a denial of service condition. an unauthenticated local user can create ICE connections, causing a file descriptor leak in gnome-session (bsc#1048274).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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-gnome-session-13231=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-gnome-session-13231=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • gnome-session-lang-2.28.0-3.11.12.2
    • gnome-session-2.28.0-3.11.12.2
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • gnome-session-lang-2.28.0-3.11.12.2
    • gnome-session-2.28.0-3.11.12.2

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