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SUSE Update for Multiple Packages
Secunia Advisory: SA27229
Release Date: 2007-10-15
Popularity: 3,852 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Spoofing
Privilege escalation
DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:openSUSE 10.2
SuSE eMail Server 3.x
SUSE Linux 10
SUSE Linux 10.1
SuSE Linux 7.x
SuSE Linux 8.x
SuSE Linux 9.0
SuSE Linux 9.1
SUSE Linux 9.2
SUSE Linux 9.3
SuSE Linux Connectivity Server
SuSE Linux Database Server
SuSE Linux Desktop 1.x
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
SuSE Linux Firewall on CD/Admin host
SuSE Linux Office Server
SuSE Linux Openexchange Server 4.x
SuSE Linux Standard Server 8

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-2958
CVE-2007-4727
CVE-2007-4851
CVE-2007-4993
CVE-2007-5135
CVE-2007-5195
CVE-2007-5196
CVE-2007-5200


Description:
SUSE has issued updates for multiple packages. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions or gain escalated privileges, and by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or to compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA22130
SA26550
SA26732
SA26942
SA26986

NOTE: Additionally some vulnerabilities in the Groupwise client system (novell-groupwise-gwclient) and a temporary files handling security issue in hugin were also fixed.

Solution:
Updated packages are available via YaST Online Update or the SUSE FTP server.

Original Advisory:
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_20_sr.html

Other References:
SA22130:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22130/

SA26550:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26550/

SA26732:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26732/

SA26942:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26942/

SA26986:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26986/


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