Security update for dbus-1

SUSE Security Update: Security update for dbus-1
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:1155-2
Rating: important
References: #697105 #764047
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS

  • An update that contains security fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update fixes a vulnerability in the DBUS
    auto-launching feature that allowed local users to execute
    arbitrary programs as root. CVE-2012-3524 has been
    assigned to this issue.

    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 SP1 LTSS:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-dbus-1-6750

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64):
    • dbus-1-1.2.10-3.25.2
    • dbus-1-x11-1.2.10-3.25.2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (s390x x86_64):
    • dbus-1-32bit-1.2.10-3.25.2

    References:

  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/697105
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/764047
  • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=31465364238b4fa9b84b97edb4ca39c4