openSUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2012:0884-1 (gypsy)

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openSUSE-SU-2012:0884-1: moderate: gypsy (CVE-2011-0523, CVE-2011-0524) 
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:08:33 +0200 (CEST)
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   openSUSE Security Update: gypsy (CVE-2011-0523, CVE-2011-0524)
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2012:0884-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #666839 
Cross-References:   CVE-2011-0523 CVE-2011-0524
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 12.1
                    openSUSE 11.4
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   An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:


   The following changes have been made:
   - Add gypsy-CVE-2011-0523.patch: add config file to
   restrict the files that can be read. Fix CVE-2011-0523
   and bnc#666839.
   - Add gypsy-CVE-2011-0524.patch: use snprintf() to avoid
   buffer overflows. Fix CVE-2011-0524 and bnc#666839.
   - Add gnome-common BuildRequires and call to
   gnome-autogen.sh for gypsy-CVE-2011-0523.patch, since it
   touches the build system.


Patch Instructions:

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

   - openSUSE 12.1:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2012-394

   - openSUSE 11.4:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2012-394

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


Package List:

   - openSUSE 12.1 (i586 x86_64):

      gypsy-0.8-7.4.1
      gypsy-debuginfo-0.8-7.4.1
      gypsy-debugsource-0.8-7.4.1
      libgypsy-devel-0.8-7.4.1
      libgypsy0-0.8-7.4.1
      libgypsy0-debuginfo-0.8-7.4.1

   - openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64):

      gypsy-0.8-5.1
      gypsy-debuginfo-0.8-5.1
      gypsy-debugsource-0.8-5.1
      libgypsy-devel-0.8-5.1
      libgypsy0-0.8-5.1
      libgypsy0-debuginfo-0.8-5.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0523.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0524.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/666839