[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1138-1: important: Security update for yast2-users

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SUSE Security Update: Security update for yast2-users

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:1138-1

Rating: important

References: #971804 #973639 #974220

Cross-References: CVE-2016-1601

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1

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An update that solves one vulnerability and has two fixes

is now available.

 

Description:

 

yast2-users was updated to fix one security issue.

 

This security issue was fixed:

- CVE-2016-1601: Empty passwords fields in /etc/shadow after SLES 12 SP1

autoyast installation (bsc#974220).

 

This update includes a script that fixes installations that we're affected

by this problem. It is run automatically upon installing the update.

 

This non-security issue was fixed:

- bsc#971804: Set root password correctly when using a minimal profile

 

 

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 Software Development Kit 12-SP1:

 

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2016-669=1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1:

 

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-669=1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1:

 

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-669=1

 

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

 

 

Package List:

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

 

yast2-users-debuginfo-3.1.41.3-9.1

yast2-users-debugsource-3.1.41.3-9.1

yast2-users-devel-doc-3.1.41.3-9.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

 

yast2-users-3.1.41.3-9.1

yast2-users-debuginfo-3.1.41.3-9.1

yast2-users-debugsource-3.1.41.3-9.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 (x86_64):

 

yast2-users-3.1.41.3-9.1

yast2-users-debuginfo-3.1.41.3-9.1

yast2-users-debugsource-3.1.41.3-9.1

 

 

References:

 

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1601.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/971804

https://bugzilla.suse.com/973639

https://bugzilla.suse.com/974220

 

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