SUSE Security Update: Security update for procmail
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:1137-1
Rating:             important
References:         #894999 
Cross-References:   CVE-2014-3618
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:


   procmail was updated to fix a security issue in its formail helper.

       * When formail processed specially crafted e-mail headers a heap
         corruption could be triggered, which would lead to a crash of
         formail. (CVE-2014-3618)

   Security Issues:

       * CVE-2014-3618
         


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-procmail-9689

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-procmail-9689

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-procmail-9689

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


Package List:

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

      procmail-3.22-240.8.1

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

      procmail-3.22-240.8.1

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

      procmail-3.22-240.8.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3618.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/894999
   https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

SuSE: 2014:1137-1: important: procmail

September 16, 2014
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

procmail was updated to fix a security issue in its formail helper. * When formail processed specially crafted e-mail headers a heap corruption could be triggered, which would lead to a crash of formail. (CVE-2014-3618) Security Issues: * CVE-2014-3618 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-procmail-9689 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3: zypper in -t patch slessp3-procmail-9689 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3: zypper in -t patch sledsp3-procmail-9689 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64): procmail-3.22-240.8.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): p...

Read the Full Advisory

References

#894999

Cross- CVE-2014-3618

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-2014-3618.html

https://bugzilla.novell.com/894999

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

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:1137-1
Rating: important

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