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SUSE Update for Multiple Packages
Secunia Advisory: SA31167
Release Date: 2008-07-21
Popularity: 2,486 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Manipulation of data
DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:openSUSE 10.2
openSUSE 10.3
openSUSE 11.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9

Software:Novell Open Enterprise Server 1.x

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Description:
SUSE has issued an update for multiple packages. This fixes some security issues and some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to manipulate certain data, bypass certain security restrictions, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA30657
SA30963
SA30986
SA31108

1) The zypp-refresh-patches wrapper does not ask the user for permission before adding new repository keys. This can be exploited to trick the wrapper into parsing manipulated XML repository files.

Change Page:
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