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openSUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2012:0015-1 (freetype2)

From:  opensuse-security@opensuse.org
To:  opensuse-updates@opensuse.org
Subject:  openSUSE-SU-2012:0015-1: important: freetype2
Date:  Thu, 5 Jan 2012 12:08:34 +0100 (CET)
Message-ID:  <20120105110834.B76D432299@maintenance.suse.de>
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openSUSE Security Update: freetype2 ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2012:0015-1 Rating: important References: #730124 Cross-References: CVE-2011-3256 CVE-2011-3439 Affected Products: openSUSE 11.4 openSUSE 11.3 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. Description: This update of freetype2 fixes multiple security flaws that could allow attackers to cause a denial of service or to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted fonts (CVE-2011-3256, CVE-2011-3439). Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE 11.4: zypper in -t patch freetype2-5548 - openSUSE 11.3: zypper in -t patch freetype2-5548 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64): freetype2-devel-2.4.4-7.10.1 libfreetype6-2.4.4-7.10.1 - openSUSE 11.4 (x86_64): freetype2-devel-32bit-2.4.4-7.10.1 libfreetype6-32bit-2.4.4-7.10.1 - openSUSE 11.3 (i586 x86_64): freetype2-devel-2.3.12-7.8.1 libfreetype6-2.3.12-7.8.1 - openSUSE 11.3 (x86_64): freetype2-devel-32bit-2.3.12-7.8.1 libfreetype6-32bit-2.3.12-7.8.1 References: http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3256.html http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3439.html https://bugzilla.novell.com/730124


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