SUSE Security Update: Security update for gnutls
______________________________________________________________________________

Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:0319-1
Rating:             critical
References:         #835760 #865804 #865993 
Cross-References:   CVE-2009-5138 CVE-2014-0092
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
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   An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one
   errata is now available.

Description:


   The GnuTLS library received a critical security fix and
   other updates:

   * CVE-2014-0092: The X.509 certificate verification had
   incorrect error handling, which could lead to broken
   certificates marked as being valid.
   * CVE-2009-5138: A verification problem in handling V1
   certificates could also lead to V1 certificates incorrectly
   being handled.

   Additionally a memory leak in PSK authentication has been
   fixed  (bnc#835760).

   Security Issue references:

   * CVE-2014-0092
   
   * CVE-2009-5138
   


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 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp3-gnutls-8949

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-gnutls-8949

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-gnutls-8949

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slehasp3-gnutls-8949

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-gnutls-8949

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libgnutls-devel-2.4.1-24.39.49.1
      libgnutls-extra-devel-2.4.1-24.39.49.1
      libgnutls-extra26-2.4.1-24.39.49.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      gnutls-2.4.1-24.39.49.1
      libgnutls-extra26-2.4.1-24.39.49.1
      libgnutls26-2.4.1-24.39.49.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (x86_64):

      libgnutls26-32bit-2.4.1-24.39.49.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      gnutls-2.4.1-24.39.49.1
      libgnutls-extra26-2.4.1-24.39.49.1
      libgnutls26-2.4.1-24.39.49.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libgnutls26-32bit-2.4.1-24.39.49.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ia64):

      libgnutls26-x86-2.4.1-24.39.49.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libgnutls-extra26-2.4.1-24.39.49.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      gnutls-2.4.1-24.39.49.1
      libgnutls26-2.4.1-24.39.49.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (x86_64):

      libgnutls26-32bit-2.4.1-24.39.49.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-5138.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0092.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/835760
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/865804
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/865993
   https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login

SuSE: 2014:0319-1: critical: gnutls

March 4, 2014
An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one errata is now avai...

Summary

The GnuTLS library received a critical security fix and other updates: * CVE-2014-0092: The X.509 certificate verification had incorrect error handling, which could lead to broken certificates marked as being valid. * CVE-2009-5138: A verification problem in handling V1 certificates could also lead to V1 certificates incorrectly being handled. Additionally a memory leak in PSK authentication has been fixed (bnc#835760). Security Issue references: * CVE-2014-0092 * CVE-2009-5138 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 SP3: zypper in -t patch sdksp3-gnutls-8949 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware: zypper in -t patch slessp3-gnutls-8949 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3: zypper in -t patch slessp3-gnutls-8949 - SUSE ...

Read the Full Advisory

References

#835760 #865804 #865993

Cross- CVE-2009-5138 CVE-2014-0092

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-5138.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0092.html

https://bugzilla.novell.com/835760

https://bugzilla.novell.com/865804

https://bugzilla.novell.com/865993

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

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:0319-1
Rating: critical

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