openSUSE Security Update: radvd: security issues fixed ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2011:1247-1 Rating: moderate References: #721968 Cross-References: CVE-2011-3601 CVE-2011-3602 CVE-2011-3603 CVE-2011-3604 CVE-2011-3605 Affected Products: openSUSE 11.4 openSUSE 11.3 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes 5 vulnerabilities is now available. Description: This update of radvd fixes the following security flaws: - arbitrary file overwrite flaw through unsanitized interface names (CVE-2011-3602), - missing return value checks in privsep_init() which could cause radvd to keep running with root privileges (CVE-2011-3603), - buffer overread flaws in the process_ra() function (CVE-2011-3604), - temporary denial of service flaw triggered with a flood of ND_ROUTER_SOLICIT (CVE-2011-3605) Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE 11.4: zypper in -t patch radvd-5316 - openSUSE 11.3: zypper in -t patch radvd-5316 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64): radvd-1.3-9.10.1 - openSUSE 11.3 (i586 x86_64): radvd-1.3-6.3.1 References: http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3601.html http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3602.html http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3603.html http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3604.html http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3605.html https://bugzilla.novell.com/721968