openSUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2012:1624-1 (tor)

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openSUSE-SU-2012:1624-1: moderate: tor 
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Fri,  7 Dec 2012 11:09:49 +0100 (CET)
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   openSUSE Security Update: tor
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2012:1624-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #791374 
Cross-References:   CVE-2012-5573
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 12.2
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:


   - Tear down the circuit when receiving an unexpected SENDME
   cell. Prevents circumvention of the network's flow
   control, exhaustion of network resources and possible
   denial-of-service attacks on entry nodes [bnc#791374]
   CVE-2012-5573, adding tor-0.2.2.39-SENDME-DOS.patch


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-2012-835

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


Package List:

   - openSUSE 12.2 (i586 x86_64):

      tor-0.2.2.39-3.13.1
      tor-debuginfo-0.2.2.39-3.13.1
      tor-debugsource-0.2.2.39-3.13.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5573.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/791374