SUSE Security Update: Security update for dbus-1
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2012:1155-1
Rating:             important
References:         #697105 #764047 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
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   An update that contains security fixes can now be installed.

Description:


   This update fixes a vulnerability in the DBUS
   auto-launching feature that  allowed local users to execute
   arbitrary programs as root. CVE-2012-3524  has been
   assigned to this issue.


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 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp2-dbus-1-6733

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-dbus-1-6733

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-dbus-1-6733

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-dbus-1-6733

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      dbus-1-devel-1.2.10-3.25.1
      dbus-1-devel-doc-1.2.10-3.25.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      dbus-1-1.2.10-3.25.1
      dbus-1-x11-1.2.10-3.25.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (x86_64):

      dbus-1-32bit-1.2.10-3.25.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      dbus-1-1.2.10-3.25.1
      dbus-1-x11-1.2.10-3.25.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      dbus-1-32bit-1.2.10-3.25.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (ia64):

      dbus-1-x86-1.2.10-3.25.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):

      dbus-1-1.2.10-3.25.1
      dbus-1-x11-1.2.10-3.25.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (x86_64):

      dbus-1-32bit-1.2.10-3.25.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/697105
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/764047
   https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login

SuSE: 2012:1155-1: important: dbus-1

September 12, 2012
An update that contains security fixes can now be installed

Summary

This update fixes a vulnerability in the DBUS auto-launching feature that allowed local users to execute arbitrary programs as root. CVE-2012-3524 has been assigned to this issue. 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 11 SP2: zypper in -t patch sdksp2-dbus-1-6733 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware: zypper in -t patch slessp2-dbus-1-6733 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2: zypper in -t patch slessp2-dbus-1-6733 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2: zypper in -t patch sledsp2-dbus-1-6733 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): dbus-1-devel-1.2.10-3.25.1 dbus-1-devel-doc-1.2.10-3.25.1 - SUSE Linux Enterpris...

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References

#697105 #764047

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2

https://bugzilla.novell.com/697105

https://bugzilla.novell.com/764047

https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:1155-1
Rating: important

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