Security update for oracle-update

SUSE Security Update: Security update for oracle-update
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2013:0543-1
Rating: moderate
References: #781730 #799056
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Manager 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2
  • SUSE Manager 1.2 for SLE 11 SP1

  • An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available.

    Description:


    Oracle Server has been updated via "oracle-update" to fix:

    * CVE-2012-3137: oracledb: stealth password cracking
    vulnerability

    and a bugfix has been added:

    * /etc/init.d/oracle status does not work (bnc#799056)

    Security Issue reference:

    * CVE-2012-3137
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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 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sleman17sp2-oracle-update-7417
    • SUSE Manager 1.2 for SLE 11 SP1:
      zypper in -t patch sleman12sp1-oracle-update-7416

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Manager 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2 (x86_64):
    • oracle-update-1.7-0.15.1
    • SUSE Manager 1.2 for SLE 11 SP1 (x86_64):
    • oracle-update-1.7-0.4.14.1

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3137.html
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/781730
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/799056
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=563c5199ca7ebdcced208a0e2939ee3a
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=91c5476f38f46e7542de00075b38ab80