SUSE Security Update: Security update for libtasn1
______________________________________________________________________________

Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:0931-1
Rating:             important
References:         #880735 #880737 #880738 
Cross-References:   CVE-2014-3467 CVE-2014-3468 CVE-2014-3469
                   
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 Desktop 11 SP3
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   An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:


   libtasn1 has been updated to fix three security issues:

       * asn1_get_bit_der() could have returned negative bit length
         (CVE-2014-3468)
       * Multiple boundary check issues could have allowed DoS (CVE-2014-3467)
       * Possible DoS by NULL pointer dereference in asn1_read_value_type
         (CVE-2014-3469)

   Security Issues:

       * CVE-2014-3468
         
       * CVE-2014-3467
         
       * CVE-2014-3469
         


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-libtasn1-9528

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-libtasn1-9528

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-libtasn1-9528

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-libtasn1-9528

   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):

      libtasn1-devel-1.5-1.28.1

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

      libtasn1-1.5-1.28.1
      libtasn1-3-1.5-1.28.1

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

      libtasn1-3-32bit-1.5-1.28.1

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

      libtasn1-1.5-1.28.1
      libtasn1-3-1.5-1.28.1

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

      libtasn1-3-32bit-1.5-1.28.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ia64):

      libtasn1-3-x86-1.5-1.28.1

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

      libtasn1-1.5-1.28.1
      libtasn1-3-1.5-1.28.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (x86_64):

      libtasn1-3-32bit-1.5-1.28.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3467.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3468.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3469.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/880735
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/880737
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/880738
   https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

SuSE: 2014:0931-1: important: libtasn1

July 24, 2014
An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

libtasn1 has been updated to fix three security issues: * asn1_get_bit_der() could have returned negative bit length (CVE-2014-3468) * Multiple boundary check issues could have allowed DoS (CVE-2014-3467) * Possible DoS by NULL pointer dereference in asn1_read_value_type (CVE-2014-3469) Security Issues: * CVE-2014-3468 * CVE-2014-3467 * CVE-2014-3469 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-libtasn1-9528 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware: zypper in -t patch slessp3-libtasn1-9528 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3: zypper in -t patch slessp3-libtasn1-9528 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3: zypper in -t patch sledsp3-libtasn1-9...

Read the Full Advisory

References

#880735 #880737 #880738

Cross- CVE-2014-3467 CVE-2014-3468 CVE-2014-3469

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 Desktop 11 SP3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3467.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3468.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3469.html

https://bugzilla.novell.com/880735

https://bugzilla.novell.com/880737

https://bugzilla.novell.com/880738

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

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:0931-1
Rating: important

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