ibutils (SL5)

Synopsis: Low: ibutils security and bug fix update Issue Date: 2012-02-20 CVE Numbers: CVE-2008-3277 — The ibutils packages provide InfiniBand network and path diagnostics. It was found that the ibmssh executable had an insecure relative RPATH (runtime library search path) … Read More

nfs-utils (SL5)

Synopsis: Low: nfs-utils security, bug fix, and enhancement update Issue Date: 2012-02-20 CVE Numbers: CVE-2011-1749 — The nfs-utils package provides a daemon for the kernel Network File System (NFS) server, and related tools such as the mount.nfs, umount.nfs, and showmount … Read More

sudo (SL5)

Synopsis: Low: sudo security and bug fix update Issue Date: 2012-02-20 CVE Numbers: CVE-2011-0010 — The sudo (superuser do) utility allows system administrators to give certain users the ability to run commands as root. A flaw was found in the … Read More

busybox (SL5)

Synopsis: Low: busybox security and bug fix update Issue Date: 2012-02-20 CVE Numbers: CVE-2006-1168 CVE-2011-2716 — BusyBox provides a single binary that includes versions of a large number of system commands, including a shell. This can be very useful for … Read More

util-linux (SL5)

Synopsis: Low: util-linux security, bug fix, and enhancement update Issue Date: 2012-02-20 CVE Numbers: CVE-2011-1675 CVE-2011-1677 — The util-linux package contains a large variety of low-level system utilities that are necessary for a Linux system to function. Among others, util-linux … Read More

krb5 (SL5)

Synopsis: Low: krb5 security and bug fix update Issue Date: 2012-02-20 CVE Numbers: CVE-2011-1526 — Kerberos is a network authentication system which allows clients and servers to authenticate to each other using symmetric encryption and a trusted third-party, the Key … Read More

boost (SL5)

Synopsis: Low: boost security and bug fix update Issue Date: 2012-02-20 CVE Numbers: CVE-2008-0171 CVE-2008-0172 — The boost packages provide free, peer-reviewed, portable C++ source libraries with emphasis on libraries which work well with the C++ Standard Library. Invalid pointer … Read More

vixie-cron (SL5)

Synopsis: Low: vixie-cron security, bug fix, and enhancement update Issue Date: 2012-02-20 CVE Numbers: CVE-2010-0424 — The vixie-cron package contains the Vixie version of cron. Cron is a standard UNIX daemon that runs specified programs at scheduled times. The vixie-cron … Read More

xorg-x11-server (SL5)

Synopsis: Low: xorg-x11-server security and bug fix update Issue Date: 2012-02-20 CVE Numbers: CVE-2011-4028 — X.Org is an open source implementation of the X Window System. It provides the basic low-level functionality that full-fledged graphical user interfaces are designed upon. … Read More

cups (SL5)

Synopsis: Low: cups security and bug fix update Issue Date: 2012-02-20 CVE Numbers: CVE-2011-2896 — The Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) provides a portable printing layer for Linux, UNIX, and similar operating systems. A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found … Read More