Security update for python-pam

SUSE Security Update: Security update for python-pam
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:0643-1
Rating: moderate
References: #751005
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1

  • An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

    Description:


    python-pam was prone to a double-free issue which is fixed
    by this update. (CVE-2012-1502).

    Security Issues:

    * CVE-2012-1502
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    Contraindications:

    None

    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 Server 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-python-pam-6025
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-python-pam-6025
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-python-pam-6025
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-python-pam-6025
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-python-pam-6025

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • python-pam-0.5.0-3.20.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
    • python-pam-0.5.0-3.20.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • python-pam-0.5.0-3.20.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
    • python-pam-0.5.0-3.20.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64):
    • python-pam-0.5.0-3.20.1

    References:

  • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1502.html
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/751005
  • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=6bbfe04f6bc7c392340e64dce2392615