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openSUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2011:0900-1 (libvirt)

From:  opensuse-security@opensuse.org
To:  opensuse-updates@opensuse.org
Subject:  openSUSE-SU-2011:0900-1: moderate: libvirt
Date:  Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:08:17 +0200 (CEST)
Message-ID:  <20110812180817.4F3643206C@maintenance.suse.de>
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openSUSE Security Update: libvirt ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2011:0900-1 Rating: moderate References: #703084 Cross-References: CVE-2011-2511 Affected Products: openSUSE 11.4 openSUSE 11.3 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: libvirtd could crash if bogus parameters where passed to the VirDomainGetVcpus call (CVE-2011-2511). 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 libvirt-4836 - openSUSE 11.3: zypper in -t patch libvirt-4836 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64): libvirt-0.8.8-0.12.1 libvirt-client-0.8.8-0.12.1 libvirt-devel-0.8.8-0.12.1 libvirt-doc-0.8.8-0.12.1 libvirt-python-0.8.8-0.12.1 - openSUSE 11.3 (i586 x86_64): libvirt-0.8.1-4.10.1 libvirt-client-0.8.1-4.10.1 libvirt-devel-0.8.1-4.10.1 libvirt-doc-0.8.1-4.10.1 libvirt-python-0.8.1-4.10.1 References: http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2511.html https://bugzilla.novell.com/703084


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