Security update for libevent

SUSE Security Update: Security update for libevent
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:1283-1
Rating: moderate
References: #897243
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
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    An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

    Description:


    This update fixes a buffer overflow in the buffered event handling in
    libevent. (CVE-2014-6272)

    Security Issues:

    * CVE-2014-6272

    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-libevent-9824
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-libevent-9824
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-libevent-9824
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-libevent-9824

    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):
      • libevent-devel-1.4.5-24.24.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
      • libevent-1_4-2-1.4.5-24.24.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • libevent-1_4-2-1.4.5-24.24.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • libevent-1_4-2-1.4.5-24.24.1

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6272.html
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=897243
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=1467c973e00c4eba0893044be9039245