Security update for strongswan

SUSE Security Update: Security update for strongswan
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2013:1237-3
Rating: moderate
References: #815236
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

  • An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

    Description:


    This update fixes the ECDSA signature vulnerability in
    strongswan. CVE-2013-2944 was assigned to this issue.

    Security Issue references:

    * CVE-2013-2944
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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 Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-strongswan-8021
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-strongswan-8021
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-strongswan-8021

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
    • strongswan-4.4.0-6.17.5
    • strongswan-doc-4.4.0-6.17.5
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • strongswan-4.4.0-6.17.5
    • strongswan-doc-4.4.0-6.17.5
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
    • strongswan-4.4.0-6.17.5
    • strongswan-doc-4.4.0-6.17.5

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2944.html
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/815236
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=3a772836080f180531c4b38e258c1b04