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SUSE Update for Multiple Packages
Secunia Advisory: SA28838
Release Date: 2008-02-08
Last Update: 2008-02-13
Popularity: 4,785 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Manipulation of data
Privilege escalation
DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:openSUSE 10.2
openSUSE 10.3
SUSE Linux 10.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
SuSE Linux Openexchange Server 4.x
SuSE Linux Standard Server 8

Software:Novell Open Enterprise Server 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-4484
CVE-2007-2583
CVE-2007-2691
CVE-2007-2692
CVE-2007-4965
CVE-2007-5503
CVE-2007-5794
CVE-2007-5925
CVE-2007-5969
CVE-2007-6109
CVE-2007-6303
CVE-2007-6304
CVE-2007-6427
CVE-2007-6428
CVE-2007-6429
CVE-2008-0123
CVE-2008-0732


Description:
SUSE has issued an update for multiple packages. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges and cause a DoS (Denial of Service), by malicious users to manipulate data, gain escalated privileges, and cause a DoS, and by malicious people to manipulate data, bypass certain security restrictions, cause a DoS, and potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA25188
SA25301
SA26837
SA27568
SA27670
SA27880
SA28063
SA28532
SA28640
SA28746

This also updates the Sun Java packages, fixes a problem in the command line handling of xemacs, and some vulnerabilities in NX.

Solution:
Apply updated packages via YaST Online Update or the SUSE FTP server.

Changelog:
2008-02-13: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html

Other References:
SA25188:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25188/

SA25301:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25301/

SA26837:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26837/

SA27568:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27568/

SA27670:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27670/

SA27880:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27880/

SA28063:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28063/

SA28532:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28532/

SA28640:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28640/

SA28746:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28746/


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