Security update for libmspack

SUSE Security Update: Security update for libmspack
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:0506-1
Rating: moderate
References: #912214
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:


    libmspack was updated to fix one security issue.

    This security issue was fixed:
    - Possible DoS by infinite loop (bnc#912214, CVE-2014-9556)

    The previous fix was not fully fixing this problem.

    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-12-2015-123=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-123=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-123=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • libmspack-debugsource-0.4-10.1
      • libmspack-devel-0.4-10.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • libmspack-debugsource-0.4-10.1
      • libmspack0-0.4-10.1
      • libmspack0-debuginfo-0.4-10.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):
      • libmspack-debugsource-0.4-10.1
      • libmspack0-0.4-10.1
      • libmspack0-debuginfo-0.4-10.1

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9556.html
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/912214