SUSE Security Update: Security update for mutt
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:0471-1
Rating:             important
References:         #868115 
Cross-References:   CVE-2014-0467
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:


   The mailreader mutt was updated to fix a security issue in
   displaying mail  headers, where a crafted e-mail could
   cause a heap overflow, which in turn  might be used by
   attackers to crash mutt or potentially even execute code.

   Security Issues references:

   * CVE-2014-0467
   


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 Server 11 SP3 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-mutt-9023

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-mutt-9023

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-mutt-9023

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


Package List:

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

      mutt-1.5.17-42.37.1

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

      mutt-1.5.17-42.37.1

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

      mutt-1.5.17-42.37.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0467.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/868115
   https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

SuSE: 2014:0471-1: important: mutt

April 2, 2014
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

The mailreader mutt was updated to fix a security issue in displaying mail headers, where a crafted e-mail could cause a heap overflow, which in turn might be used by attackers to crash mutt or potentially even execute code. Security Issues references: * CVE-2014-0467 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 Server 11 SP3 for VMware: zypper in -t patch slessp3-mutt-9023 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3: zypper in -t patch slessp3-mutt-9023 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3: zypper in -t patch sledsp3-mutt-9023 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64): mutt-1.5.17-42.37.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): mutt-1.5.17-42.37.1 ...

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References

#868115

Cross- CVE-2014-0467

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0467.html

https://bugzilla.novell.com/868115

https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:0471-1
Rating: important

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