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Security update for subdomain-parser

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(Last modified: 21SEP2007)


solutions Security update for subdomain-parser SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (8c9d64b133d99cd820266d0e479ffbbb)

Applies to

Package: subdomain-parser
subdomain-parser-common
subdomain-profiles
subdomain-utils
yast2-subdomain
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
Novell Linux POS 9
Novell Linux Desktop 9 for x86
Novell Linux Desktop 9 for x86_64
Open Enterprise Server
Patch: patch-11787
Release: 20070921
Obsoletes: 8107eb1c77a60d367936528fd6414aa1

Indications

Everyone should update.

Contraindications

None.

Problem description

The following patch supports new language features in AppArmor which have been added to improve the confinement provided to applications executing other applications will confined by AppArmor. Two new execute modifiers: 'P' and 'U' are provided and are flavors of the exisiting 'p' and 'u' modifiers but indicate that the enviroment should be stripped across the execute transition. A new permission 'm' is required when an application executes the mmap(2) with the prot arg PROT_EXEC.
This is a reissue of a previous update due to RPM release number problems.

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 subdomain-parser.rpm subdomain-parser-common.rpm subdomain-profiles.rpm subdomain-utils.rpm yast2-subdomain.rpm

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