Security update for ctdb
SUSE Security Update: Security update for ctdb
This update for ctdb provides fixes for the following issues:
* Insecure temporary file creation potentially allows for exploitation
via symbolic links. (CVE-2013-4159)
* Excessive lock contention can result in severe performance
degradation when a CTDB cluster is under load.
Security Issue reference:
* CVE-2013-4159
| Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2014:0845-1 |
| Rating: | moderate |
| References: | #836064 #867815 |
| Affected Products: |
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available.
Description:
This update for ctdb provides fixes for the following issues:
* Insecure temporary file creation potentially allows for exploitation
via symbolic links. (CVE-2013-4159)
* Excessive lock contention can result in severe performance
degradation when a CTDB cluster is under load.
Security Issue reference:
* CVE-2013-4159
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-ctdb-9377 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP3:
zypper in -t patch slehasp3-ctdb-9377
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
- ctdb-devel-1.0.114.6-0.11.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
- ctdb-1.0.114.6-0.11.1
References:
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4159.html
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/836064
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/867815
- http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=0015bf5062e049e3ea4352218ae36942