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   openSUSE Security Update: libssh: reseed randomness on forking server 
instances
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2014:0366-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #866278 
Cross-References:   CVE-2014-0017
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 13.1
                    openSUSE 12.3
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:


   libssh was updated to fix a random generator reseeding
   issue when forking multiple servers. Forking multiple
   servers might under some circumstances get them the same
   random seed state.


Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - openSUSE 13.1:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2014-208

   - openSUSE 12.3:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2014-208

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - openSUSE 13.1 (i586 x86_64):

      libssh-debugsource-0.5.5-2.4.1
      libssh-devel-0.5.5-2.4.1
      libssh-devel-doc-0.5.5-2.4.1
      libssh4-0.5.5-2.4.1
      libssh4-debuginfo-0.5.5-2.4.1

   - openSUSE 13.1 (x86_64):

      libssh4-32bit-0.5.5-2.4.1
      libssh4-debuginfo-32bit-0.5.5-2.4.1

   - openSUSE 12.3 (i586 x86_64):

      libssh-debugsource-0.5.3-2.4.1
      libssh-devel-0.5.3-2.4.1
      libssh-devel-doc-0.5.3-2.4.1
      libssh4-0.5.3-2.4.1
      libssh4-debuginfo-0.5.3-2.4.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0017.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/866278