Security update for sendmail

SUSE Security Update: Security update for sendmail
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:0872-1
Rating: low
References: #881284
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3

  • An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

    Description:


    sendmail has been updated to fix the following security issue:

    * Not properly closing file descriptors before executing programs
    (CVE-2014-3956).

    Security Issues:

    * CVE-2014-3956

    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-rmail-9345
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-rmail-9345
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-rmail-9345

    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):
      • sendmail-devel-8.14.3-50.24.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • sendmail-8.14.3-50.24.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
      • sendmail-8.14.3-50.24.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • sendmail-8.14.3-50.24.1

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3956.html
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/881284
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=4bfe755a8627746ff3e865aad2a79a0a