openSUSE Security Update: viewvc security update ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2011:0529-1 Rating: low References: #694785 Cross-References: CVE-2009-5024 Affected Products: openSUSE 11.4 openSUSE 11.3 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. It includes one version update. Description: cvsdb.py in viewvc did not honor an admin defined row limit which could cause high load on the database server. viewvc was updated to version 1.1.11 which fixes the issue (CVE-2009-5024). 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 viewvc-4599 - openSUSE 11.3: zypper in -t patch viewvc-4599 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - openSUSE 11.4 (noarch): viewvc-1.1.11-1.3.1 - openSUSE 11.3 (noarch) [New Version: 1.1.11]: viewvc-1.1.11-1.3.1 References: http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-5024.html https://bugzilla.novell.com/694785