Security update for liby2util

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(Last modified: 27FEB2006)

solutions Security update for liby2util SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (3b6c0c5ac07d0c820d800216e3ed2240)

Applies to

Package: liby2util
liby2util-devel
Product(s): SUSE CORE 9 for x86
SUSE CORE 9 for Itanium Processor Family
SUSE CORE 9 for IBM POWER
SUSE CORE 9 for IBM S/390 31bit
SUSE CORE 9 for IBM zSeries 64bit
SUSE CORE 9 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0
SUSE LINUX Retail Solution 8
SuSE Linux School Server for i386
SuSE Linux Standard Server 8
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for x86
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for IPF
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for IBM iSeries and IBM pSeries
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for IBM S/390 and IBM zSeries
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for IBM zSeries
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for AMD64
Novell Linux Desktop 9 for x86
Novell Linux Desktop 9 for x86_64
Novell Linux POS 9
Open Enterprise Server
SuSE Linux Openexchange Server 4
Patch: patch-10892
Release: 20060227
Obsoletes: 450f95da0d541435e85398fa32c87a93
ca7aae82c004049bc264cbb952ae7bc4
2ac3a0c49b9e17d974f0dd42491e8262

Indications

Install this update.

Contraindications

None.

Problem description

GPG signed files were checked by YAST using a method of GPG that was not using correct signature verification methods.
This is tracked by the Mitre CVE ID CVE-2006-0803.

Solution

Please install the updates provided at the location noted below.

Installation notes

This update is provided as an RPM package that can easily be installed onto a running system by using this command:


rpm -Fvh liby2util.rpm liby2util-devel.rpm

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