Security update for spice

SUSE Security Update: Security update for spice
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:0884-1
Rating: important
References: #848279
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12

  • An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

    Description:

    The remote desktop software SPICE was updated to address one security
    issue.

    The following vulnerabilitiy was fixed:

    * A stack-based buffer overflow in the password handling code allowed
    remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long
    password in a SPICE ticket. (bsc#848279, CVE-2013-4282)

    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 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-199=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-199=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (x86_64):
      • libspice-server1-0.12.4-6.1
      • libspice-server1-debuginfo-0.12.4-6.1
      • spice-debugsource-0.12.4-6.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):
      • libspice-server1-0.12.4-6.1
      • libspice-server1-debuginfo-0.12.4-6.1
      • spice-debugsource-0.12.4-6.1

    References: