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openSUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2012:0319-1 (libvorbis)

From:  opensuse-security@opensuse.org
To:  opensuse-updates@opensuse.org
Subject:  openSUSE-SU-2012:0319-1: important: libvorbis: fixed a heap based buffer overflow
Date:  Thu, 1 Mar 2012 23:08:28 +0100 (CET)
Message-ID:  <20120301220828.4409F32170@maintenance.suse.de>
Archive-link:  Article, Thread

openSUSE Security Update: libvorbis: fixed a heap based buffer overflow ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2012:0319-1 Rating: important References: #747912 Cross-References: CVE-2012-0444 Affected Products: openSUSE 11.4 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: Specially crafted ogg files could cause a heap-based buffer overflow in the vorbis audio compression library that could potentially be exploited by attackers to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code (CVE-2012-0444). 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 libvorbis-5850 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64): libvorbis-devel-1.3.2-6.7.1 libvorbis0-1.3.2-6.7.1 libvorbisenc2-1.3.2-6.7.1 libvorbisfile3-1.3.2-6.7.1 - openSUSE 11.4 (x86_64): libvorbis0-32bit-1.3.2-6.7.1 libvorbisenc2-32bit-1.3.2-6.7.1 libvorbisfile3-32bit-1.3.2-6.7.1 - openSUSE 11.4 (noarch): libvorbis-doc-1.3.2-6.7.1 References: http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0444.html https://bugzilla.novell.com/747912


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