openSUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2011:0277-1 (cobbler)

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openSUSE-SU-2011:0277-1 (moderate): cobbler security update 
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Fri,  1 Apr 2011 17:08:20 +0200 (CEST)
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   openSUSE Security Update: cobbler security update
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2011:0277-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #678433 
Cross-References:   CVE-2011-1551
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 11.4
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   /var/log/cobbler/ directory was owned by the web service
   user. Access to this account could potentially be abused to
   corrupt files during root filesystem operations by the
   Cobbler daemon (CVE-2011-1551).


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 cobbler-4280

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


Package List:

   - openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64):

      cobbler-2.0.10-15.22.1
      cobbler-web-2.0.10-15.22.1
      koan-2.0.10-15.22.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1551.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/678433