openSUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2011:0747-1 (nfs-utils)

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openSUSE-SU-2011:0747-1: moderate: nfs-utils 
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Tue, 19 Jul 2011 01:00:27 +0200 (CEST)
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   openSUSE Security Update: nfs-utils
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2011:0747-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #689799 #693189 #701702 
Cross-References:   CVE-2011-1749 CVE-2011-2500
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 11.4
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   An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one
   errata is now available.

Description:

   This update fixes the following security issues:

   When using wildcards in /etc/exports an attacker could gain
   unauthorized access to an nfs exported filesystem by
   creating a DNS record that resolves to the attacker's IP as
   well as to a trusted IP (CVE-2011-2500).

   mount.nfs could corrupt /etc/mtab (CVE-2011-1749).


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 nfs-client-4831

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


Package List:

   - openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64):

      nfs-client-1.2.3-11.16.1
      nfs-doc-1.2.3-11.16.1
      nfs-kernel-server-1.2.3-11.16.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1749.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2500.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/689799
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/693189
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/701702