openSUSE Security Update: rtkit: fixed a race condition in pid checking ______________________________________________________________________________
Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2013:1548-1 Rating: moderate References: #836939 Cross-References: CVE-2013-4326 Affected Products: openSUSE 12.3 openSUSE 12.2 ______________________________________________________________________________
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description:
rtkit was fixed to avoid a TOCTOU race condition that might have allowed local attackers to gain realtime rights they should not have. (CVE-2013-4326)
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE 12.3:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2013-755
- openSUSE 12.2:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2013-755
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- openSUSE 12.3 (i586 x86_64):
rtkit-0.11_git201205151338-3.4.1 rtkit-debuginfo-0.11_git201205151338-3.4.1 rtkit-debugsource-0.11_git201205151338-3.4.1
- openSUSE 12.2 (i586 x86_64):
rtkit-0.10_git201107141740-9.4.1 rtkit-debuginfo-0.10_git201107141740-9.4.1 rtkit-debugsource-0.10_git201107141740-9.4.1
References:
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4326.html https://bugzilla.novell.com/836939