Security update for dhcpcd

SUSE Security Update: Security update for dhcpcd
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:2174-1
Rating: important
References: #955762
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP2-LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP2
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    An update that contains security fixes can now be installed.

    Description:

    dhcpcd was updated to fix one security issue.

    This security issue was fixed:
    - A missing length check in decode_search could have caused DOS
    (bsc#955762).

    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 for VMWare 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-dhcpcd-12241=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch slessp4-dhcpcd-12241=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-dhcpcd-12241=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP2-LTSS:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-dhcpcd-12241=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp4-dhcpcd-12241=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-dhcpcd-12241=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-dhcpcd-12241=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-dhcpcd-12241=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP2:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp2-dhcpcd-12241=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • dhcpcd-3.2.3-44.32.2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • dhcpcd-3.2.3-44.32.2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • dhcpcd-3.2.3-44.32.2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP2-LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64):
      • dhcpcd-3.2.3-44.32.2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64):
      • dhcpcd-3.2.3-44.32.2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • dhcpcd-3.2.3-44.32.2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • dhcpcd-debuginfo-3.2.3-44.32.2
      • dhcpcd-debugsource-3.2.3-44.32.2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • dhcpcd-debuginfo-3.2.3-44.32.2
      • dhcpcd-debugsource-3.2.3-44.32.2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP2 (i586 s390x x86_64):
      • dhcpcd-debuginfo-3.2.3-44.32.2
      • dhcpcd-debugsource-3.2.3-44.32.2

    References: