[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:2385-1: important: Security update for grub2

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SUSE Security Update: Security update for grub2

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:2385-1

Rating: important

References: #884828 #884830 #946148 #952539 #954592 #956631

 

Cross-References: CVE-2015-8370

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4

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An update that solves one vulnerability and has 5 fixes is

now available.

 

Description:

 

This update for grub2 provides the following fixes:

 

A security issues with a bufferoverflow when reading username and password

was fixed (bsc#956631, CVE-2015-8370)

 

Also following bugs were fixed:

- Fix buffer overflows when reading username and password. (bsc#956631,

CVE-2015-8370)

- Expand list of grub.cfg search path in PV Xen guests for systems

installed

on btrfs snapshots. (bsc#946148, bsc#952539)

- Add grub.xen config searching path on boot partition. (bsc#884828)

- Add linux16 and initrd16 to grub.xen. (bsc#884830)

 

 

Patch Instructions:

 

To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:

 

zypper in -t patch slessp4-grub2-12288=1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4:

 

zypper in -t patch sledsp4-grub2-12288=1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:

 

zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-grub2-12288=1

 

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

 

 

Package List:

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (x86_64):

 

grub2-x86_64-efi-2.00-0.54.2

grub2-x86_64-xen-2.00-0.54.2

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4 (x86_64):

 

grub2-x86_64-efi-2.00-0.54.2

grub2-x86_64-xen-2.00-0.54.2

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (x86_64):

 

grub2-debuginfo-2.00-0.54.2

grub2-debugsource-2.00-0.54.2

 

 

References:

 

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8370.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/884828

https://bugzilla.suse.com/884830

https://bugzilla.suse.com/946148

https://bugzilla.suse.com/952539

https://bugzilla.suse.com/954592

https://bugzilla.suse.com/956631

 

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