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openSUSE 13.2: openSUSE-SU-2015:0161-1 Important Libpng16 Heap Overflow

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Calendar Grey January 28, 2015
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A recent update addresses vital vulnerabilities in libpng16 for openSUSE versions 13.1 and 13.2. Ensure you apply the necessary patch without delay.
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available

Description

libpng was updated to fix some security issues:

* CVE-2014-9495 [bnc#912076]: Heap-buffer overflow png_combine_row() with

very wide interlaced images

* CVE-2015-0973 [bnc#912929]: overflow in png_read_IDAT_data

libpng is now also build with -DPNG_SAFE_LIMITS_SUPPORTED.

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Topics Covered

security advisory heap overflow important update openSUSE data overflow libpng16

Patch

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE 13.2:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2015-79

- openSUSE 13.1:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2015-79

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

Package List

- openSUSE 13.2 (i586 x86_64):

libpng16-16-1.6.13-2.4.1

libpng16-16-debuginfo-1.6.13-2.4.1

libpng16-compat-devel-1.6.13-2.4.1

libpng16-debugsource-1.6.13-2.4.1

libpng16-devel-1.6.13-2.4.1

libpng16-tools-1.6.13-2.4.1

libpng16-tools-debuginfo-1.6.13-2.4.1

- openSUSE 13.2 (x86_64):

libpng16-16-32bit-1.6.13-2.4.1

libpng16-16-debuginfo-32bit-1.6.13-2.4.1

libpng16-compat-devel-32bit-1.6.13-2.4.1

libpng16-devel-32bit-1.6.13-2.4.1

- openSUSE 13.1 (i586 x86_64):

libpng16-16-1.6.6-16.1

libpng16-16-debuginfo-1.6.6-16.1

libpng16-compat-devel-1.6.6-16.1

libpng16-debugsource-1.6.6-16.1

libpng16-devel-1.6.6-16.1

libpng16-tools-1.6.6-16.1

libpng16-tools-debuginfo-1.6.6-16.1

- openSUSE 13.1 (x86_64):

libpng16-16-32bit-1.6.6-16.1

libpng16-16-debuginfo-32bit-1.6.6-16.1

libpng16-compat-devel-32bit-1.6.6-16.1

libpng16-devel-32bit-1.6.6-16.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9495.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0973.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=912076

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=912929

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2015:0161-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE 13.2 openSUSE 13.1 .

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Topics Covered

security advisory heap overflow important update openSUSE data overflow libpng16

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