Security update for rpcbind

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:1336-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-8779 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-8779 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for rpcbind fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-8779: A crafted UDP package could lead rcpbind to remote denial-of-service (bsc#1037559)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2017-804=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-804=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-804=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • rpcbind-debugsource-0.2.1_rc4-17.3.1
    • rpcbind-0.2.1_rc4-17.3.1
    • rpcbind-debuginfo-0.2.1_rc4-17.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • rpcbind-debugsource-0.2.1_rc4-17.3.1
    • rpcbind-0.2.1_rc4-17.3.1
    • rpcbind-debuginfo-0.2.1_rc4-17.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • rpcbind-debugsource-0.2.1_rc4-17.3.1
    • rpcbind-0.2.1_rc4-17.3.1
    • rpcbind-debuginfo-0.2.1_rc4-17.3.1

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