openSUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2012:1371-1 (hostapd)

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openSUSE-SU-2012:1371-1: Validate the message length of EAP-TLS to avoid DoS 
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Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:08:39 +0200 (CEST)
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   openSUSE Security Update: Validate the message length of EAP-TLS to avoid DoS
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2012:1371-1
Rating:             low
References:         #781740 
Cross-References:   CVE-2012-4445
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 12.2
                    openSUSE 12.1
                    openSUSE 11.4
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   This patch validated the message length of EAP-TLS to avoid
   the potential DoS attack


Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - openSUSE 12.2:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2012-718

   - openSUSE 12.1:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2012-718

   - openSUSE 11.4:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2012-718

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


Package List:

   - openSUSE 12.2 (i586 x86_64):

      hostapd-1.0-2.4.1
      hostapd-debuginfo-1.0-2.4.1
      hostapd-debugsource-1.0-2.4.1

   - openSUSE 12.1 (i586 x86_64):

      hostapd-0.7.3-2.4.1
      hostapd-debuginfo-0.7.3-2.4.1
      hostapd-debugsource-0.7.3-2.4.1

   - openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64):

      hostapd-0.6.10-9.1
      hostapd-debuginfo-0.6.10-9.1
      hostapd-debugsource-0.6.10-9.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4445.html

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/781740