openSUSE Security Update: acroread: not supported anymore
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2014:0006-1
Rating:             important
References:         #843835 
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 12.3:NonFree
                    openSUSE 12.2:NonFree
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   An update that contains security fixes can now be installed.

Description:


   Adobe discontinued the Adobe Reader 9 for Linux in June
   2013 and has  not fixed and will not fix any further
   security issues in it.

   As there is no new version, it is officially out of support.

   The SUSE Security Team strongly recommends to not use it
   anymore.

   Installing this update will deinstall the plugin package to
   avoid automatic exploitation via PDF embedded in webpages
   or emails.


Patch Instructions:

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

   - openSUSE 12.3:NonFree:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2014-12

   - openSUSE 12.2:NonFree:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2014-12

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


Package List:

   - openSUSE 12.3:NonFree (noarch):

      acroread-cmaps-9.4.1-8.1
      acroread-fonts-ja-9.4.1-8.1
      acroread-fonts-ko-9.4.1-8.1
      acroread-fonts-zh_CN-9.4.1-8.1
      acroread-fonts-zh_TW-9.4.1-8.1

   - openSUSE 12.3:NonFree (i586):

      acroread-9.5.5-8.1

   - openSUSE 12.2:NonFree (noarch):

      acroread-cmaps-9.4.1-3.16.1
      acroread-fonts-ja-9.4.1-3.16.1
      acroread-fonts-ko-9.4.1-3.16.1
      acroread-fonts-zh_CN-9.4.1-3.16.1
      acroread-fonts-zh_TW-9.4.1-3.16.1

   - openSUSE 12.2:NonFree (i586):

      acroread-9.5.5-3.16.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/843835

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openSUSE: 2014:0006-1: important: acroread

January 3, 2014
An update that contains security fixes can now be installed.

Description

Adobe discontinued the Adobe Reader 9 for Linux in June 2013 and has not fixed and will not fix any further security issues in it. As there is no new version, it is officially out of support. The SUSE Security Team strongly recommends to not use it anymore. Installing this update will deinstall the plugin package to avoid automatic exploitation via PDF embedded in webpages or emails.

 

Patch

Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE 12.3:NonFree: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2014-12 - openSUSE 12.2:NonFree: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2014-12 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List

- openSUSE 12.3:NonFree (noarch): acroread-cmaps-9.4.1-8.1 acroread-fonts-ja-9.4.1-8.1 acroread-fonts-ko-9.4.1-8.1 acroread-fonts-zh_CN-9.4.1-8.1 acroread-fonts-zh_TW-9.4.1-8.1 - openSUSE 12.3:NonFree (i586): acroread-9.5.5-8.1 - openSUSE 12.2:NonFree (noarch): acroread-cmaps-9.4.1-3.16.1 acroread-fonts-ja-9.4.1-3.16.1 acroread-fonts-ko-9.4.1-3.16.1 acroread-fonts-zh_CN-9.4.1-3.16.1 acroread-fonts-zh_TW-9.4.1-3.16.1 - openSUSE 12.2:NonFree (i586): acroread-9.5.5-3.16.1


References

https://bugzilla.novell.com/843835--


Severity
Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2014:0006-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE 12.3:NonFree openSUSE 12.2:NonFree

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