Security update for guestfs
SUSE Security Update: Security update for guestfs
A predictable socketname in the guestfish commandline tool
could be used by a local attacker to gain access to
guestfish sessions of other users on the same system.
(CVE-2013-4419)
Security Issue reference:
* CVE-2013-4419
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| Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2013:1626-1 |
| Rating: | important |
| References: | #845720 |
| Affected Products: |
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description:
A predictable socketname in the guestfish commandline tool
could be used by a local attacker to gain access to
guestfish sessions of other users on the same system.
(CVE-2013-4419)
Security Issue reference:
* CVE-2013-4419
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 Software Development Kit 11 SP3:
zypper in -t patch sdksp3-guestfs-data-8465 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
zypper in -t patch slessp3-guestfs-data-8465
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
- libguestfs-devel-1.20.4-0.18.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
- guestfs-data-1.20.4-0.18.1
- guestfs-tools-1.20.4-0.18.1
- guestfsd-1.20.4-0.18.1
- libguestfs0-1.20.4-0.18.1
References:
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4419.html
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/845720
- http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=a62e0c01924fc90649fc00040b92d6ad