Security update for libmspack

SUSE Security Update: Security update for libmspack
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:0508-1
Rating: moderate
References: #912214
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

  • An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

    Description:


    This update fixes the following security issue:

    * CVE-2014-9556: An integer overflow in the function qtmd_decompress()
    could have been exploited causing a denial of service (endless loop)
    (bnc##912214)

    Security Issues:

    * CVE-2014-9556

    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-libmspack=10402
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-libmspack=10402
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-libmspack=10402
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-libmspack=10402

    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):
      • libmspack-devel-0.0.20060920alpha-74.5.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
      • libmspack0-0.0.20060920alpha-74.5.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • libmspack0-0.0.20060920alpha-74.5.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • libmspack0-0.0.20060920alpha-74.5.1

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9556.html
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/912214
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=c04009f6ded67307d3806d85085e7456