openSUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2012:0316-1 (libpng12)

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openSUSE-SU-2012:0316-1: important: libpng12: Fixed a heap based buffer overflow 
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Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:36:59 +0100 (CET)
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   openSUSE Security Update: libpng12: Fixed a heap based buffer overflow
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2012:0316-1
Rating:             important
References:         #747311 
Cross-References:   CVE-2011-3026
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 11.4
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. It
   includes one version update.

Description:

   A heap-based buffer overflow in libpng was fixed that could
   potentially be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary
   code or cause an application to crash (CVE-2011-3026).

   libpng 1.2 was updated to 1.2.47 to fix 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 11.4:

      zypper in -t patch libpng12-5846 libpng14-5847

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


Package List:

   - openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 1.2.47]:

      libpng12-0-1.2.47-0.8.1
      libpng12-compat-devel-1.2.47-0.8.1
      libpng12-devel-1.2.47-0.8.1
      libpng14-14-1.4.4-3.6.1
      libpng14-compat-devel-1.4.4-3.6.1
      libpng14-devel-1.4.4-3.6.1

   - openSUSE 11.4 (x86_64) [New Version: 1.2.47]:

      libpng12-0-32bit-1.2.47-0.8.1
      libpng12-compat-devel-32bit-1.2.47-0.8.1
      libpng12-devel-32bit-1.2.47-0.8.1
      libpng14-14-32bit-1.4.4-3.6.1
      libpng14-compat-devel-32bit-1.4.4-3.6.1
      libpng14-devel-32bit-1.4.4-3.6.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3026.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/747311