openSUSE Security Update: libvirt security update ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2011:0311-1 Rating: important References: #678406 Cross-References: CVE-2011-1146 Affected Products: openSUSE 11.4 openSUSE 11.3 openSUSE 11.2 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: several API calls did not honor the read-only flag connections. Attackers could exploit that to modify the state of the system or potentially execute code (CVE-2011-1146). 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 libvirt-4164 - openSUSE 11.3: zypper in -t patch libvirt-4164 - openSUSE 11.2: zypper in -t patch libvirt-4164 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64): libvirt-0.8.8-0.6.1 libvirt-client-0.8.8-0.6.1 libvirt-devel-0.8.8-0.6.1 libvirt-doc-0.8.8-0.6.1 libvirt-python-0.8.8-0.6.1 - openSUSE 11.3 (i586 x86_64): libvirt-0.8.1-4.6.2 libvirt-client-0.8.1-4.6.2 libvirt-devel-0.8.1-4.6.2 libvirt-doc-0.8.1-4.6.2 libvirt-python-0.8.1-4.6.2 - openSUSE 11.2 (i586 x86_64): libvirt-0.7.2-1.1.5.1 libvirt-devel-0.7.2-1.1.5.1 libvirt-doc-0.7.2-1.1.5.1 libvirt-python-0.7.2-1.1.5.1 References: http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1146.html https://bugzilla.novell.com/678406