[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2011:1300-1: important: Security update for nginx-1.0

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SUSE Security Update: Security update for nginx-1.0

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2011:1300-1

Rating: important

References: #731084

Cross-References: CVE-2011-4315

Affected Products:

WebYaST 1.2

SUSE Studio Standard Edition 1.2

SUSE Studio Onsite 1.2

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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

 

Description:

 

 

A flaw in the custom DNS resolver of nginx could lead to a

heap based buffer overflow which could potentially allow

attackers to execute arbitrary code or to cause a Denial

of Service (bnc#731084, CVE-2011-4315).

 

Security Issue reference:

 

* CVE-2011-4315

 

 

 

Patch Instructions:

 

To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

 

- WebYaST 1.2:

 

zypper in -t patch slewyst12-nginx-1.0-5464

 

- SUSE Studio Standard Edition 1.2:

 

zypper in -t patch sleslms12-nginx-1.0-5464

 

- SUSE Studio Onsite 1.2:

 

zypper in -t patch slestso12-nginx-1.0-5464

 

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

 

 

Package List:

 

- WebYaST 1.2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

 

nginx-1.0-1.0.0-0.11.1

 

- SUSE Studio Standard Edition 1.2 (x86_64):

 

nginx-1.0-1.0.0-0.11.1

 

- SUSE Studio Onsite 1.2 (x86_64):

 

nginx-1.0-1.0.0-0.11.1

 

 

References:

 

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4315.html

https://bugzilla.novell.com/731084

http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=27ad6bfa3403bc754de85cea4f1875d0

 

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