Security update for libXdmcp

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:0338-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-2625 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libXdmcp fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-2625: The generation of session key in XDM using libXdmcp might have used weak entropy, making the session keys predictable (bsc#1025046)

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 Desktop 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-236=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2018-236=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-236=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-236=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-236=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 (x86_64)
    • libXdmcp6-debuginfo-32bit-1.1.1-12.1
    • libXdmcp6-debuginfo-1.1.1-12.1
    • libXdmcp6-32bit-1.1.1-12.1
    • libXdmcp6-1.1.1-12.1
    • libXdmcp-debugsource-1.1.1-12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libXdmcp-debugsource-1.1.1-12.1
    • libXdmcp-devel-1.1.1-12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libXdmcp-debugsource-1.1.1-12.1
    • libXdmcp6-debuginfo-1.1.1-12.1
    • libXdmcp6-1.1.1-12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (s390x x86_64)
    • libXdmcp6-debuginfo-32bit-1.1.1-12.1
    • libXdmcp6-32bit-1.1.1-12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • libXdmcp-debugsource-1.1.1-12.1
    • libXdmcp6-debuginfo-1.1.1-12.1
    • libXdmcp6-1.1.1-12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 (x86_64)
    • libXdmcp6-debuginfo-32bit-1.1.1-12.1
    • libXdmcp6-32bit-1.1.1-12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • libXdmcp-debugsource-1.1.1-12.1
    • libXdmcp6-debuginfo-1.1.1-12.1
    • libXdmcp6-1.1.1-12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 (x86_64)
    • libXdmcp6-debuginfo-32bit-1.1.1-12.1
    • libXdmcp6-32bit-1.1.1-12.1

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