Security update for openswan

SUSE Security Update: Security update for openswan
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:0178-1
Rating: moderate
References: #859220
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2

  • An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

    Description:


    This update fixes a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability
    via IKEv2 I1 notifications in openswan. CVE-2013-7294 has
    been assigned to this issue.

    Security Issues:

    * CVE-2013-7294
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    Indications:

    Everybody should update.

    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 SP2 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-openswan-8815
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-openswan-8815

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
    • openswan-2.6.16-1.40.1
    • openswan-doc-2.6.16-1.40.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • openswan-2.6.16-1.40.1
    • openswan-doc-2.6.16-1.40.1

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7294.html
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/859220
    • http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=8c03a9c6bc7982384112974547389842