Security update for firebird

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:1156-1
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-6369 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Bootstrap Kit 12 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Bootstrap Kit 12 12-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for firebird fixes the following security issues:

  • CVE-2017-6369: Insufficient checks in the UDF subsystem in Firebird allowed remote authenticated users to execute code by using a 'system' entrypoint from fbudf.so (bsc#1023990).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Bootstrap Kit 12 12-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-BSK-12-SP1-2017-671=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Bootstrap Kit 12 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-BSK-12-SP2-2017-671=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2017-671=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2017-671=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2017-671=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2017-671=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP1-2017-671=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP2-2017-671=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Bootstrap Kit 12 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • firebird-debugsource-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • libfbclient2-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • libfbclient2-debuginfo-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • libfbclient2-devel-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • firebird-debuginfo-2.5.2.26539-15.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Bootstrap Kit 12 12-SP2 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • firebird-debugsource-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • libfbclient2-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • libfbclient2-debuginfo-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • libfbclient2-devel-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • firebird-debuginfo-2.5.2.26539-15.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • firebird-classic-debuginfo-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • libfbembed2_5-debuginfo-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • libfbembed2_5-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • firebird-classic-debugsource-2.5.2.26539-15.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • firebird-classic-debuginfo-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • libfbembed2_5-debuginfo-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • libfbembed2_5-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • firebird-classic-debugsource-2.5.2.26539-15.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • firebird-debugsource-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • libfbembed2_5-debuginfo-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • firebird-classic-debuginfo-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • firebird-classic-debugsource-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • firebird-devel-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • libfbembed-devel-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • libfbembed2_5-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • firebird-debuginfo-2.5.2.26539-15.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libfbembed2_5-debuginfo-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • firebird-classic-debuginfo-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • firebird-classic-debugsource-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • libfbembed-devel-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • libfbembed2_5-2.5.2.26539-15.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • firebird-classic-debuginfo-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • libfbembed2_5-debuginfo-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • libfbembed2_5-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • firebird-classic-debugsource-2.5.2.26539-15.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • firebird-classic-debuginfo-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • libfbembed2_5-debuginfo-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • libfbembed2_5-2.5.2.26539-15.1
    • firebird-classic-debugsource-2.5.2.26539-15.1

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