openSUSE Security Update: Security update for graphite2
______________________________________________________________________________

Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2017:1273-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1035204 
Cross-References:   CVE-2017-5436
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE Leap 42.2
                    openSUSE Leap 42.1
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   This update for graphite2 fixes one issue.

   This security issues was fixed:

   - CVE-2017-5436: An out-of-bounds write triggered with a maliciously
     crafted Graphite font could lead to a crash or potentially code
     execution (bsc#1035204).

   This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.


Patch Instructions:

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

   - openSUSE Leap 42.2:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2017-570=1

   - openSUSE Leap 42.1:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2017-570=1

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


Package List:

   - openSUSE Leap 42.2 (i586 x86_64):

      graphite2-1.3.1-4.3.1
      graphite2-debuginfo-1.3.1-4.3.1
      graphite2-debugsource-1.3.1-4.3.1
      graphite2-devel-1.3.1-4.3.1
      libgraphite2-3-1.3.1-4.3.1
      libgraphite2-3-debuginfo-1.3.1-4.3.1

   - openSUSE Leap 42.2 (x86_64):

      libgraphite2-3-32bit-1.3.1-4.3.1
      libgraphite2-3-debuginfo-32bit-1.3.1-4.3.1

   - openSUSE Leap 42.1 (i586 x86_64):

      graphite2-1.3.1-6.1
      graphite2-debuginfo-1.3.1-6.1
      graphite2-debugsource-1.3.1-6.1
      graphite2-devel-1.3.1-6.1
      libgraphite2-3-1.3.1-6.1
      libgraphite2-3-debuginfo-1.3.1-6.1

   - openSUSE Leap 42.1 (x86_64):

      libgraphite2-3-32bit-1.3.1-6.1
      libgraphite2-3-debuginfo-32bit-1.3.1-6.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5436.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1035204

openSUSE: 2017:1273-1: important: graphite2

May 15, 2017
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Description

This update for graphite2 fixes one issue. This security issues was fixed: - CVE-2017-5436: An out-of-bounds write triggered with a maliciously crafted Graphite font could lead to a crash or potentially code execution (bsc#1035204). This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.

 

Patch

Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE Leap 42.2: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2017-570=1 - openSUSE Leap 42.1: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2017-570=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List

- openSUSE Leap 42.2 (i586 x86_64): graphite2-1.3.1-4.3.1 graphite2-debuginfo-1.3.1-4.3.1 graphite2-debugsource-1.3.1-4.3.1 graphite2-devel-1.3.1-4.3.1 libgraphite2-3-1.3.1-4.3.1 libgraphite2-3-debuginfo-1.3.1-4.3.1 - openSUSE Leap 42.2 (x86_64): libgraphite2-3-32bit-1.3.1-4.3.1 libgraphite2-3-debuginfo-32bit-1.3.1-4.3.1 - openSUSE Leap 42.1 (i586 x86_64): graphite2-1.3.1-6.1 graphite2-debuginfo-1.3.1-6.1 graphite2-debugsource-1.3.1-6.1 graphite2-devel-1.3.1-6.1 libgraphite2-3-1.3.1-6.1 libgraphite2-3-debuginfo-1.3.1-6.1 - openSUSE Leap 42.1 (x86_64): libgraphite2-3-32bit-1.3.1-6.1 libgraphite2-3-debuginfo-32bit-1.3.1-6.1


References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5436.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1035204


Severity
Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2017:1273-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 42.2 openSUSE Leap 42.1 .

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