openSUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2011:0171-1 (aaa_base)

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openSUSE-SU-2011:0171-1 (moderate): aaa_base security update 
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Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:08:17 +0100 (CET)
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   openSUSE Security Update: aaa_base security update
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2011:0171-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #665479 
Cross-References:   CVE-2011-0461
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 11.3
                    openSUSE 11.2
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   The boot.localfs init script wrote a file to /dev/shm
   during shut-down. Since local users may create symlinks
   there a malicious user could cause corruption of arbitrary
   files (CVE-2011-0461).


Patch Instructions:

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

   - openSUSE 11.3:

      zypper in -t patch aaa_base-3906

   - openSUSE 11.2:

      zypper in -t patch aaa_base-3906

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


Package List:

   - openSUSE 11.3 (i586 x86_64):

      aaa_base-11.3-8.7.1

   - openSUSE 11.2 (i586 x86_64):

      aaa_base-11.2-43.48.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0461.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/665479