Security update for xinetd

SUSE Security Update: Security update for xinetd
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:0871-1
Rating: moderate
References: #762294 #844230
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 LTSS

  • An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

    Description:


    Xinetd receives a LTSS roll-up update to fix two security issues.

    * CVE-2012-0862: xinetd enabled all services when tcp multiplexing is
    used.
    * CVE-2013-4342: xinetd ignored user and group directives for tcpmux
    services, running services as root.

    While both issues are not so problematic on their own, in combination the
    impact is greater and enabling tcpmux would be risky.

    Security Issues:

    * CVE-2013-4342

    * CVE-2012-0862

    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 LTSS:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-xinetd-9417
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-xinetd-9418

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64):
      • xinetd-2.3.14-130.133.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64):
      • xinetd-2.3.14-130.133.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64):
      • xinetd-2.3.14-14.12.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64):
      • xinetd-2.3.14-14.12.1

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0862.html
    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4342.html
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/762294
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/844230
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=02d02e7774b10b86c728bb88af735b33
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=5d400fd9a30cb44112b8a54c0743cc7b
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=697d9a5cda282587ef2ff61975bbcad4
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=c6f4a3dc598f45466f0a0699473c1f57