SUSE Security Update: Security update for WebYaST
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2013:0053-1
Rating:             important
References:         #792712 
Cross-References:   CVE-2012-0435
Affected Products:
                    WebYaST 1.2
                    SUSE Studio Standard Edition 1.2
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. It
   includes one version update.

Description:


   The hosts list used by WebYaST for connecting to it's back
   end part was  modifiable allowing to point to a malicious
   website which then could access  all values sent by WebYaST.

   The /host configuration path was removed to fix this issue.

   Security Issue reference:

   * CVE-2012-0435
   


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - WebYaST 1.2:

      zypper in -t patch slewyst12-webyast-base-ui-7236

   - SUSE Studio Standard Edition 1.2:

      zypper in -t patch sleslms12-webyast-base-ui-7236

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


Package List:

   - WebYaST 1.2 (noarch) [New Version: 0.2.63]:

      webyast-base-ui-0.2.63-0.6.1
      webyast-base-ui-branding-default-0.2.63-0.6.1
      webyast-base-ui-testsuite-0.2.63-0.6.1

   - SUSE Studio Standard Edition 1.2 (noarch) [New Version: 0.2.63]:

      webyast-base-ui-0.2.63-0.6.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0435.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/792712
   https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login