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SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP4: 2012:0483-1 Critical Freetype2 Overflow Fix

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Calendar Grey April 11, 2012
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Significant notification regarding freetype2 resolves 16 security flaws, bolstering SUSE Linux defense mechanisms. Obtain the freshest insights.
An update that fixes 16 vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

Specially crafted font files could have caused buffer overflows in freetype. This has been fixed. Security Issue references: * CVE-2012-1129 * CVE-2012-1127 * CVE-2012-1138 * CVE-2012-1131 * CVE-2012-1141 * CVE-2012-1132 * CVE-2012-1139 * CVE-2012-1137

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow critical software update important freetype2 SUSE Linux Enterprise

References

#750937 #750938 #750939 #750940 #750941 #750943

#750945 #750946 #750947 #750948 #750949 #750950

#750951 #750952 #750953 #750955

Cross- CVE-2012-1126 CVE-2012-1127 CVE-2012-1129

CVE-2012-1130 CVE-2012-1131 CVE-2012-1132

CVE-2012-1133 CVE-2012-1134 CVE-2012-1135

CVE-2012-1136 CVE-2012-1137 CVE-2012-1138

CVE-2012-1139 CVE-2012-1141 CVE-2012-1142

CVE-2012-1143

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1126.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1127.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1129.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1130.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1131.html

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:0483-1
Rating: important

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security advisory buffer overflow critical software update important freetype2 SUSE Linux Enterprise

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