Security update for cpio

SUSE Security Update: Security update for cpio
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:1675-1
Rating: moderate
References: #907456
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:


    This cpio update fixes the following security issue:

    * bnc#907456: heap-based buffer overflow flaw in list_file()
    (CVE-2014-9112)

    Security Issues:

    * CVE-2014-9112

    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-cpio-10070
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-cpio-10070
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-cpio-10070

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
      • cpio-2.9-75.78.1
      • cpio-lang-2.9-75.78.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • cpio-2.9-75.78.1
      • cpio-lang-2.9-75.78.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • cpio-2.9-75.78.1
      • cpio-lang-2.9-75.78.1

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9112.html
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=907456
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=a4487bcd3ff34f0442c1dfa5792cc9b0