Security update for procmail

SUSE Security Update: Security update for procmail
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:1137-1
Rating: important
References: #894999
Affected Products:
  • 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:


    procmail was updated to fix a security issue in its formail helper.

    * When formail processed specially crafted e-mail headers a heap
    corruption could be triggered, which would lead to a crash of
    formail. (CVE-2014-3618)

    Security Issues:

    * CVE-2014-3618

    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 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-procmail-9689
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-procmail-9689
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-procmail-9689

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
      • procmail-3.22-240.8.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • procmail-3.22-240.8.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • procmail-3.22-240.8.1

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3618.html
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/894999
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=04c0ff20564be8dcec09a614771f2731