Security update for cobbler

SUSE Security Update: Security update for cobbler
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:0814-1
Rating: important
References: #763610
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE 11 SP1
  • SUSE Manager 1.2 for SLE 11 SP1
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    An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

    Description:


    This update of cobbler fixes a remote code execution flaw
    which could have been exploited through cobbler's XMLRPC
    API (CVE-2012-2395).

    Security Issue references:

    * CVE-2012-2395
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    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE 11 SP1:
      zypper in -t patch slesctsp1-cobbler-6378
    • SUSE Manager 1.2 for SLE 11 SP1:
      zypper in -t patch sleman12sp1-cobbler-6378

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE 11 SP1 (x86_64):
    • koan-2.0.10-0.38.1
    • SUSE Manager 1.2 for SLE 11 SP1 (x86_64):
    • cobbler-2.0.10-0.38.1

    References:

  • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2395.html
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/763610
  • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=a80df9eb737ded8b7bd7a02f531b043b