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SUSE: 2015:0092-1 Critical Issue: Heap Overflow in libpng16 Detected

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Calendar Grey January 20, 2015
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SUSE Security Bulletin: Tackling critical updates regarding libpng16 issues within SUSE Enterprise solutions.
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update fixes the following security issues: * CVE-2014-9495: libpng versions heap overflow vulnerability, that under certain circumstances could be exploit. [bnc#912076] * CVE-2015-0973: A heap-based overflow was found in the png_combine_row() function of the libpng library, when very large interlaced images were used.[bnc#912929] 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 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2015-33 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-33 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-33 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List:

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue software update important heap overflow SUSE libpng16

References

#912076 #912929

Cross- CVE-2014-9495 CVE-2015-0973

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9495.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0973.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=912076

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=912929

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:0092-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue software update important heap overflow SUSE libpng16

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