TITLE:
SUSE Updates for Multiple Packages

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA17083

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17083/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass, Exposure of sensitive information, Privilege
escalation, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
SuSE Linux Standard Server 8
http://secunia.com/product/2526/
SuSE Linux Openexchange Server 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/2001/
SuSE Linux Office Server
http://secunia.com/product/1172/
SuSE Linux Firewall on CD/Admin host
http://secunia.com/product/1179/
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
http://secunia.com/product/4118/
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
http://secunia.com/product/1171/
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7
http://secunia.com/product/1170/
SuSE Linux Desktop 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/2002/
SuSE Linux Database Server
http://secunia.com/product/1178/
SuSE Linux Connectivity Server
http://secunia.com/product/1169/
SUSE Linux 9.3
http://secunia.com/product/4933/
SUSE Linux 9.2
http://secunia.com/product/4258/
SuSE Linux 9.1
http://secunia.com/product/3473/
SuSE Linux 9.0
http://secunia.com/product/2467/
SuSE Linux 8.x
http://secunia.com/product/141/
SuSE Linux 7.x
http://secunia.com/product/140/
SuSE eMail Server 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/1168/

DESCRIPTION:
SUSE has issued updates for multiple packages. These fix various
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
perform certain actions on a vulnerable system with escalated
privileges, or to disclose certain sensitive information, and by
malicious people to compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA16866
SA17047

Some other vulnerabilities which may be SUSE specific have also been
fixed:

1) An error in the restriction of USB devices in resmgr can be
exploited by local desktop users to access arbitrary USB devices.

2) The problem is that insecure permissions and ownerships may be set
for YaST package repositories.

3) A boundary error in the YaST package handling can be exploited to
cause a buffer overflow via specially crafted meta data.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

4) A configuration error in the powersave daemon can be exploited by
local desktop users to control the powersafe daemon (e.g. suspend the
system).

5) Insecure use of the "LD_LIBRARY_PATH" variable in various
applications has an unknown impact.

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

Updated packages are available using YaST Online Update or via the
SUSE FTP site.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
2-3) The vendor credits Rene "l00m" Fischer.

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA16866:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16866/

SA17047:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17047/

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