Security update for libgcrypt

SUSE Security Update: Security update for libgcrypt
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:1077-1
Rating: moderate
References: #892464
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

  • An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

    Description:


    This libgcrypt update fixes the following security issue:

    * bnc#892464: Side-channel attack on Elgamal encryption subkeys.
    (CVE-2014-5270)

    Security Issues:

    * CVE-2014-5270

    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-libgcrypt-devel-9646
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-libgcrypt-devel-9646
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-libgcrypt-devel-9646
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-libgcrypt-devel-9646

    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):
      • libgcrypt-devel-1.5.0-0.17.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • libgcrypt-devel-32bit-1.5.0-0.17.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
      • libgcrypt11-1.5.0-0.17.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (x86_64):
      • libgcrypt11-32bit-1.5.0-0.17.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • libgcrypt11-1.5.0-0.17.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • libgcrypt11-32bit-1.5.0-0.17.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ia64):
      • libgcrypt11-x86-1.5.0-0.17.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • libgcrypt11-1.5.0-0.17.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (x86_64):
      • libgcrypt11-32bit-1.5.0-0.17.1

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5270.html
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/892464
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=119a6a0acfc8bd9d2623992ba4005b5e