openSUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2011:0140-1 (t1lib)

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openSUSE-SU-2011:0140-1 (moderate): Fixing AFM font parser vulnerability in t1lib (CVE-2010-2642). 
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Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:08:26 +0100 (CET)
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   openSUSE Security Update: Fixing AFM font parser vulnerability in t1lib (CVE-2010-2642).
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2011:0140-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #662411 
Cross-References:   CVE-2010-2642
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 11.3
                    openSUSE 11.2
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   A heap overflow in the AFM font parser of DVI files has
   been fixed in t1lib. CVE-2010-2642 has been assigned to
   this issue.


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 t1lib-3788

   - openSUSE 11.2:

      zypper in -t patch t1lib-3788

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


Package List:

   - openSUSE 11.3 (i586 x86_64):

      t1lib-5.1.2-6.3.1
      t1lib-devel-5.1.2-6.3.1

   - openSUSE 11.2 (i586 x86_64):

      t1lib-5.1.2-2.4.1
      t1lib-devel-5.1.2-2.4.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2642.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/662411