openSUSE Security Update: Security update for libpng16
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2015:2100-1
Rating:             important
References:         #954980 
Cross-References:   CVE-2015-8126
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 13.2
                    openSUSE 13.1
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   The libpng16 package was updated to fix the following security issues:

   - CVE-2015-8126: Fixed a buffer overflow vulnerabilities in
     png_get_PLTE/png_set_PLTE functions (bsc#954980).


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-2015-801=1

   - openSUSE 13.1:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2015-801=1

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


Package List:

   - openSUSE 13.2 (i586 x86_64):

      libpng16-16-1.6.13-2.7.1
      libpng16-16-debuginfo-1.6.13-2.7.1
      libpng16-compat-devel-1.6.13-2.7.1
      libpng16-debugsource-1.6.13-2.7.1
      libpng16-devel-1.6.13-2.7.1
      libpng16-tools-1.6.13-2.7.1
      libpng16-tools-debuginfo-1.6.13-2.7.1

   - openSUSE 13.2 (x86_64):

      libpng16-16-32bit-1.6.13-2.7.1
      libpng16-16-debuginfo-32bit-1.6.13-2.7.1
      libpng16-compat-devel-32bit-1.6.13-2.7.1
      libpng16-devel-32bit-1.6.13-2.7.1

   - openSUSE 13.1 (i586 x86_64):

      libpng16-16-1.6.6-19.1
      libpng16-16-debuginfo-1.6.6-19.1
      libpng16-compat-devel-1.6.6-19.1
      libpng16-debugsource-1.6.6-19.1
      libpng16-devel-1.6.6-19.1
      libpng16-tools-1.6.6-19.1
      libpng16-tools-debuginfo-1.6.6-19.1

   - openSUSE 13.1 (x86_64):

      libpng16-16-32bit-1.6.6-19.1
      libpng16-16-debuginfo-32bit-1.6.6-19.1
      libpng16-compat-devel-32bit-1.6.6-19.1
      libpng16-devel-32bit-1.6.6-19.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8126.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/954980

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openSUSE: 2015:2100-1: important: libpng16

November 25, 2015
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description

The libpng16 package was updated to fix the following security issues: - CVE-2015-8126: Fixed a buffer overflow vulnerabilities in png_get_PLTE/png_set_PLTE functions (bsc#954980).

 

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-2015-801=1 - openSUSE 13.1: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2015-801=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List

- openSUSE 13.2 (i586 x86_64): libpng16-16-1.6.13-2.7.1 libpng16-16-debuginfo-1.6.13-2.7.1 libpng16-compat-devel-1.6.13-2.7.1 libpng16-debugsource-1.6.13-2.7.1 libpng16-devel-1.6.13-2.7.1 libpng16-tools-1.6.13-2.7.1 libpng16-tools-debuginfo-1.6.13-2.7.1 - openSUSE 13.2 (x86_64): libpng16-16-32bit-1.6.13-2.7.1 libpng16-16-debuginfo-32bit-1.6.13-2.7.1 libpng16-compat-devel-32bit-1.6.13-2.7.1 libpng16-devel-32bit-1.6.13-2.7.1 - openSUSE 13.1 (i586 x86_64): libpng16-16-1.6.6-19.1 libpng16-16-debuginfo-1.6.6-19.1 libpng16-compat-devel-1.6.6-19.1 libpng16-debugsource-1.6.6-19.1 libpng16-devel-1.6.6-19.1 libpng16-tools-1.6.6-19.1 libpng16-tools-debuginfo-1.6.6-19.1 - openSUSE 13.1 (x86_64): libpng16-16-32bit-1.6.6-19.1 libpng16-16-debuginfo-32bit-1.6.6-19.1 libpng16-compat-devel-32bit-1.6.6-19.1 libpng16-devel-32bit-1.6.6-19.1


References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8126.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/954980--


Severity
Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2015:2100-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE 13.2 openSUSE 13.1

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