Security update for libyaml

SUSE Security Update: Security update for libyaml
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:0456-1
Rating: moderate
References: #860617 #868944
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3
  • SUSE Manager 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2
  • SUSE Cloud 3

  • An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

    Description:


    This update for libyaml fixes two security issues.

    * A heap based buffer overflow due to integer misuse
    was fixed. (CVE-2013-6393)
    * A heap based overflow during XML parsing.
    (CVE-2014-2525)

    Security Issues references:

    * CVE-2013-6393
    >
    * CVE-2014-2525
    >

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3:
      zypper in -t patch slestso13-libyaml-9042
    • SUSE Manager 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sleman17sp2-libyaml-9042
    • SUSE Cloud 3:
      zypper in -t patch sleclo30sp3-libyaml-9041

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3 (x86_64):
    • libyaml-0-2-0.1.3-0.10.12.1
    • SUSE Manager 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2 (x86_64):
    • libyaml-0-2-0.1.3-0.10.12.1
    • SUSE Cloud 3 (x86_64):
    • libyaml-0-2-0.1.3-0.10.12.1

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6393.html
    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2525.html
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/860617
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/868944
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=2718f1a58434090cde78d28c18a8cf43
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=e0ee402380bd691c0e7efeca142a821b