Security update for krb5

SUSE Security Update: Security update for krb5
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:1897-1
Rating: important
References: #948011 #952188 #952189 #952190
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12

  • An update that solves three vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available.

    Description:

    krb5 was updated to fix three security issues.

    These security issues were fixed:
    - CVE-2015-2695: Applications which call gss_inquire_context() on a
    partially-established SPNEGO context could have caused the GSS-API
    library to read from a pointer using the wrong type, generally causing a
    process crash. (bsc#952188).
    - CVE-2015-2696: Applications which call gss_inquire_context() on a
    partially-established IAKERB context could have caused the GSS-API
    library to read from a pointer using the wrong type, generally causing a
    process crash. (bsc#952189).
    - CVE-2015-2697: Incorrect string handling in build_principal_va can lead
    to DOS (bsc#952190).

    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-12-2015-792=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-792=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-792=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • krb5-debuginfo-1.12.1-19.1
      • krb5-debugsource-1.12.1-19.1
      • krb5-devel-1.12.1-19.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • krb5-1.12.1-19.1
      • krb5-client-1.12.1-19.1
      • krb5-client-debuginfo-1.12.1-19.1
      • krb5-debuginfo-1.12.1-19.1
      • krb5-debugsource-1.12.1-19.1
      • krb5-doc-1.12.1-19.1
      • krb5-plugin-kdb-ldap-1.12.1-19.1
      • krb5-plugin-kdb-ldap-debuginfo-1.12.1-19.1
      • krb5-plugin-preauth-otp-1.12.1-19.1
      • krb5-plugin-preauth-otp-debuginfo-1.12.1-19.1
      • krb5-plugin-preauth-pkinit-1.12.1-19.1
      • krb5-plugin-preauth-pkinit-debuginfo-1.12.1-19.1
      • krb5-server-1.12.1-19.1
      • krb5-server-debuginfo-1.12.1-19.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (s390x x86_64):
      • krb5-32bit-1.12.1-19.1
      • krb5-debuginfo-32bit-1.12.1-19.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):
      • krb5-1.12.1-19.1
      • krb5-32bit-1.12.1-19.1
      • krb5-client-1.12.1-19.1
      • krb5-client-debuginfo-1.12.1-19.1
      • krb5-debuginfo-1.12.1-19.1
      • krb5-debuginfo-32bit-1.12.1-19.1
      • krb5-debugsource-1.12.1-19.1

    References: