openSUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2012:0103-1 (tomcat)

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openSUSE-SU-2012:0103-1: moderate: Fixed apache tomcat hash collision vulnerability (CVE-2011-4858) 
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Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:08:26 +0100 (CET)
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   openSUSE Security Update: Fixed apache tomcat hash collision vulnerability (CVE-2011-4858)
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2012:0103-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #712784 #727543 
Cross-References:   CVE-2011-4858
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 11.4
                    openSUSE 11.3
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   An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata
   is now available.

Description:

   The apache tomcat was vulnerable to a hash collision attack
   which allowed remote attackers to mount DoS attacks.
   CVE-2011-4858 has been assigned to this issue.


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 tomcat6-5619

   - openSUSE 11.3:

      zypper in -t patch tomcat6-5619

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


Package List:

   - openSUSE 11.4 (noarch):

      tomcat6-6.0.32-7.12.1
      tomcat6-admin-webapps-6.0.32-7.12.1
      tomcat6-docs-webapp-6.0.32-7.12.1
      tomcat6-el-1_0-api-6.0.32-7.12.1
      tomcat6-javadoc-6.0.32-7.12.1
      tomcat6-jsp-2_1-api-6.0.32-7.12.1
      tomcat6-lib-6.0.32-7.12.1
      tomcat6-servlet-2_5-api-6.0.32-7.12.1
      tomcat6-webapps-6.0.32-7.12.1

   - openSUSE 11.3 (noarch):

      tomcat6-6.0.24-5.16.1
      tomcat6-admin-webapps-6.0.24-5.16.1
      tomcat6-docs-webapp-6.0.24-5.16.1
      tomcat6-el-1_0-api-6.0.24-5.16.1
      tomcat6-javadoc-6.0.24-5.16.1
      tomcat6-jsp-2_1-api-6.0.24-5.16.1
      tomcat6-lib-6.0.24-5.16.1
      tomcat6-servlet-2_5-api-6.0.24-5.16.1
      tomcat6-webapps-6.0.24-5.16.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4858.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/712784
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/727543