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SUSE Linux: 2017:1149-1 Important: Graphite2 Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey May 2, 2017
Dist Suse Esm H88
Critical patch released for graphite2 on SUSE: addresses serious vulnerabilities that could result in system instability or unauthorized code execution.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

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). 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-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2017-668=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2017-668=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2017-668=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-668=1

References

#1035204

Cross- CVE-2017-5436

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1

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

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1035204

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:1149-1
Rating: important

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