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SUSE: 2012:0318-1 Critical Security Update for Libpng Buffer Overflow

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Calendar Grey February 28, 2012
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SUSE Security Patch for libjpeg addresses significant memory vulnerability, vital for affected installations.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

A heap-based buffer overflow in libpng was fixed that could potentially be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause an application to crash (CVE-2011-3026). Security Issue reference: * CVE-2011-3026 Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 FOR SP2: zypper in -t patch sdksp1fsp2-libpng-devel-5857 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1: zypper in -t patch sdksp1-libpng-devel-5857 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware: zypper in -t patch slessp1-libpng-devel-5857 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 FOR SP2:

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow critical update libpng SUSE

References

#747311

Cross- CVE-2011-3026

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 FOR SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 FOR SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 FOR SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3026.html

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:0318-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

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