Security update for libyaml

SUSE Security Update: Security update for libyaml
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:0013-1
Rating: moderate
References: #907809
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12

  • An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

    Description:


    This libyaml update fixes the following security issue:

    - bnc#907809: assert failure when processing wrapped strings
    (CVE-2014-9130)

    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 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2015-4
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-4
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-4

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • libyaml-debugsource-0.1.6-4.1
      • libyaml-devel-0.1.6-4.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • libyaml-0-2-0.1.6-4.1
      • libyaml-0-2-debuginfo-0.1.6-4.1
      • libyaml-debugsource-0.1.6-4.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):
      • libyaml-0-2-0.1.6-4.1
      • libyaml-0-2-debuginfo-0.1.6-4.1
      • libyaml-debugsource-0.1.6-4.1

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9130.html
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=907809