RedHat: RHSA-2011-1104:01 Moderate: libpng security update
Summary
The libpng packages contain a library of functions for creating and
manipulating PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image format files.
A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libpng processed certain PNG
image files. An attacker could create a specially-crafted PNG image that,
when opened, could cause an application using libpng to crash or,
potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running
the application. (CVE-2011-2690)
Note: The application behavior required to exploit CVE-2011-2690 is rarely
used. No application shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux behaves this
way, for example.
An uninitialized memory read issue was found in the way libpng processed
certain PNG images that use the Physical Scale (sCAL) extension. An
attacker could create a specially-crafted PNG image that, when opened,
could cause an application using libpng to crash. (CVE-2011-2692)
Users of libpng should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain
backported patches to correct these issues. All running applications using
libpng must be restarted for the update to take effect.
Summary
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
References
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2011-2690.html https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2011-2692.html https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386:
libpng-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.i386.rpm
libpng-debuginfo-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.i386.rpm
x86_64:
libpng-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.i386.rpm
libpng-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.x86_64.rpm
libpng-debuginfo-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.i386.rpm
libpng-debuginfo-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386:
libpng-debuginfo-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.i386.rpm
libpng-devel-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.i386.rpm
x86_64:
libpng-debuginfo-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.i386.rpm
libpng-debuginfo-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.x86_64.rpm
libpng-devel-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.i386.rpm
libpng-devel-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source:
i386:
libpng-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.i386.rpm
libpng-debuginfo-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.i386.rpm
libpng-devel-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.i386.rpm
ia64:
libpng-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.i386.rpm
libpng-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.ia64.rpm
libpng-debuginfo-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.i386.rpm
libpng-debuginfo-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.ia64.rpm
libpng-devel-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.ia64.rpm
ppc:
libpng-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.ppc.rpm
libpng-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.ppc64.rpm
libpng-debuginfo-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.ppc.rpm
libpng-debuginfo-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.ppc64.rpm
libpng-devel-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.ppc.rpm
libpng-devel-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
libpng-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.s390.rpm
libpng-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.s390x.rpm
libpng-debuginfo-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.s390.rpm
libpng-debuginfo-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.s390x.rpm
libpng-devel-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.s390.rpm
libpng-devel-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
libpng-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.i386.rpm
libpng-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.x86_64.rpm
libpng-debuginfo-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.i386.rpm
libpng-debuginfo-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.x86_64.rpm
libpng-devel-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.i386.rpm
libpng-devel-1.2.10-7.1.el5_7.5.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
Topic
Updated libpng packages that fix two security issues are now available forRed Hat Enterprise Linux 5.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderatesecurity impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE links in the References section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
720607 - CVE-2011-2690 libpng: buffer overwrite in png_rgb_to_gray
720612 - CVE-2011-2692 libpng: Invalid read when handling empty sCAL chunks