SUSE-SU-2012:0686-1

Security update for strongswan

SUSE Security Update: Security update for strongswan
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:0686-1
Rating: moderate
References: #761325
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 Server 10 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1
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    An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. It includes one version update.

    Description:


    This update fixed a security issue in strongswan's "gmp"
    plugin which could be exploited by attackers to forge RSA
    signature/certificate to authenticate as any legitimate
    user (CVE-2012-2388
    > ).

    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-strongswan-6333
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-strongswan-6333
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-strongswan-6333
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-strongswan-6333
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-strongswan-6333

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 4.4.0]:
    • strongswan-4.4.0-6.13.1
    • strongswan-doc-4.4.0-6.13.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 4.4.0]:
    • strongswan-4.4.0-6.13.1
    • strongswan-doc-4.4.0-6.13.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 4.4.0]:
    • strongswan-4.4.0-6.13.1
    • strongswan-doc-4.4.0-6.13.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc s390x x86_64):
    • strongswan-4.4.0-6.9.1
    • strongswan-doc-4.4.0-6.9.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 4.4.0]:
    • strongswan-4.4.0-6.13.1
    • strongswan-doc-4.4.0-6.13.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 4.4.0]:
    • strongswan-4.4.0-6.13.1
    • strongswan-doc-4.4.0-6.13.1

    References:

  • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2388.html
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/761325
  • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=6182785f4415eddda64fc010041fd1e1
  • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=b4b9e72b6ba8e6ab546311ccb9332c19