Security update for libnettle

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2016:0455-1
Rating:	moderate
References:	bsc#964845 bsc#964847 bsc#964849
Cross-References:	CVE-2015-8803 CVE-2015-8804 CVE-2015-8805
CVSS scores:
Affected Products:	SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1

An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libnettle fixes the following security issues:

• CVE-2015-8803: Fixed miscomputation bugs in secp-256r1 modulo functions. (bsc#964845)
• CVE-2015-8804: Fixed carry folding bug in x86_64 ecc_384_modp. (bsc#964847)
• CVE-2015-8805: Fixed miscomputation bugs in secp-256r1 modulo functions. (bsc#964849)

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 Desktop 12 SP1
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-259=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2016-259=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2016-259=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2016-259=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-259=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-259=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-259=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-259=1

Package List:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (x86_64)
  • libnettle4-2.7.1-9.1
  • libnettle4-32bit-2.7.1-9.1
  • libhogweed2-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.1-9.1
  • libnettle4-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.1-9.1
  • libnettle-debugsource-2.7.1-9.1
  • libhogweed2-32bit-2.7.1-9.1
  • libnettle4-debuginfo-2.7.1-9.1
  • libhogweed2-debuginfo-2.7.1-9.1
  • libhogweed2-2.7.1-9.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64)
  • libnettle4-2.7.1-9.1
  • libnettle4-32bit-2.7.1-9.1
  • libhogweed2-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.1-9.1
  • libnettle4-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.1-9.1
  • libnettle-debugsource-2.7.1-9.1
  • libhogweed2-32bit-2.7.1-9.1
  • libnettle4-debuginfo-2.7.1-9.1
  • libhogweed2-debuginfo-2.7.1-9.1
  • libhogweed2-2.7.1-9.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • libnettle-debugsource-2.7.1-9.1
  • libnettle-devel-2.7.1-9.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • libnettle-debugsource-2.7.1-9.1
  • libnettle-devel-2.7.1-9.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • libnettle4-2.7.1-9.1
  • libnettle-debugsource-2.7.1-9.1
  • libnettle4-debuginfo-2.7.1-9.1
  • libhogweed2-debuginfo-2.7.1-9.1
  • libhogweed2-2.7.1-9.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (s390x x86_64)
  • libnettle4-32bit-2.7.1-9.1
  • libhogweed2-32bit-2.7.1-9.1
  • libhogweed2-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.1-9.1
  • libnettle4-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.1-9.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 (x86_64)
  • libnettle4-2.7.1-9.1
  • libnettle4-32bit-2.7.1-9.1
  • libhogweed2-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.1-9.1
  • libnettle4-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.1-9.1
  • libnettle-debugsource-2.7.1-9.1
  • libhogweed2-32bit-2.7.1-9.1
  • libnettle4-debuginfo-2.7.1-9.1
  • libhogweed2-debuginfo-2.7.1-9.1
  • libhogweed2-2.7.1-9.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
  • libnettle4-2.7.1-9.1
  • libnettle-debugsource-2.7.1-9.1
  • libnettle4-debuginfo-2.7.1-9.1
  • libhogweed2-debuginfo-2.7.1-9.1
  • libhogweed2-2.7.1-9.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (x86_64)
  • libnettle4-32bit-2.7.1-9.1
  • libhogweed2-32bit-2.7.1-9.1
  • libhogweed2-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.1-9.1
  • libnettle4-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.1-9.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • libnettle4-2.7.1-9.1
  • libnettle-debugsource-2.7.1-9.1
  • libnettle4-debuginfo-2.7.1-9.1
  • libhogweed2-debuginfo-2.7.1-9.1
  • libhogweed2-2.7.1-9.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (s390x x86_64)
  • libnettle4-32bit-2.7.1-9.1
  • libhogweed2-32bit-2.7.1-9.1
  • libhogweed2-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.1-9.1
  • libnettle4-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.1-9.1

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8803.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8804.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8805.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=964845
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=964847
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=964849