openSUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2010:0479-1 (gpg2)

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openSUSE-SU-2010:0479-1 (important): gpg2: reuses a freed pointer when verifying a signature 
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Thu,  5 Aug 2010 23:08:25 +0200 (CEST)
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   openSUSE Security Update: gpg2: reuses a freed pointer when verifying a signature
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2010:0479-1
Rating:             important
References:         #625947 
Cross-References:   CVE-2010-2547
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 11.3
                    openSUSE 11.2
                    openSUSE 11.1
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   GnuPG2 was vulnerable to arbitrary code execution by
   context-dependent attackers because of reusing a freed
   pointer when verifying a signature or importing a
   certificate with many "Subject Alternate Names".
   (CVE-2010-2547)


Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - openSUSE 11.3:

      zypper in -t patch gpg2-2819

   - openSUSE 11.2:

      zypper in -t patch gpg2-2819

   - openSUSE 11.1:

      zypper in -t patch gpg2-2819

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - openSUSE 11.3 (i586 src x86_64):

      gpg2-2.0.15-5.1.1

   - openSUSE 11.3 (noarch):

      gpg2-lang-2.0.15-5.1.1

   - openSUSE 11.2 (i586 src x86_64):

      gpg2-2.0.12-2.4.1

   - openSUSE 11.2 (noarch):

      gpg2-lang-2.0.12-2.4.1

   - openSUSE 11.1 (i586 ppc src x86_64):

      gpg2-2.0.9-25.109.1

   - openSUSE 11.1 (i586 ppc x86_64):

      gpg2-lang-2.0.9-25.109.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2547.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/625947