Recommended update for NetworkManager-kde4

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:1465-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

An update that has two security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This NetworkManager-kde4 update fixes the following security and non security issues:

  • Fixed a long standing security issue. This makes knetworkmanager probe the RADIUS server for a CA certificate subject and hash if no CA certificate is specified. knetworkmanager then stores this data and send it to NetworkManager for it to do a network validation in the absence of a real certificate (bsc#726349)

  • Disabled the loading by default of the NetworkManager plasma applet since it doesn't work.

  • Fixed a crash due to the use of an uninitialized variable in the plasma applet in case someone runs it manually (bsc#663413)

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 Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-NetworkManager-kde4-12590=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-NetworkManager-kde4-12590=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 ia64 x86_64 i586)
    • NetworkManager-kde4-0.9.svn1043876-1.3.15
    • NetworkManager-kde4-libs-0.9.svn1043876-1.3.15
    • NetworkManager-openvpn-kde4-0.9.svn1043876-1.3.15
    • NetworkManager-pptp-kde4-0.9.svn1043876-1.3.15
    • plasmoid-networkmanagement-0.9.svn1043876-1.3.15
    • NetworkManager-kde4-lang-0.9.svn1043876-1.3.15
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • NetworkManager-kde4-0.9.svn1043876-1.3.15
    • NetworkManager-kde4-libs-0.9.svn1043876-1.3.15
    • NetworkManager-openvpn-kde4-0.9.svn1043876-1.3.15
    • NetworkManager-pptp-kde4-0.9.svn1043876-1.3.15
    • plasmoid-networkmanagement-0.9.svn1043876-1.3.15
    • NetworkManager-kde4-lang-0.9.svn1043876-1.3.15

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