SUSE-SU-2013:0195-1: moderate: Security update for freetype2

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for freetype2
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2013:0195-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #795826 
Cross-References:   CVE-2012-5668 CVE-2012-5669
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
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   An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:


   This update fixes:

   * OOB access in bdf_free_font() and _bdf_parse_glyphs()
   (CVE-2012-5668 and CVE-2012-5669)

   As well as the following non-security bugs:

   * [bdf] Savannah bug #37905. o src/bdf/bdflib.c
   (_bdf_parse_start): Reset `props_size' to zero in case of
   allocation error; this value gets used in a loop in
   * [bdf] Fix Savannah bug #37906. o src/bdf/bdflib.c
   (_bdf_parse_glyphs): Use correct array size for checking
   `glyph_enc'.

   Security Issue references:

   * CVE-2012-5668
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5668
   >
   * CVE-2012-5669
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5669
   >


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 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp2-freetype2-7232

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-freetype2-7232

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-freetype2-7232

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-freetype2-7232

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      freetype2-devel-2.3.7-25.32.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      freetype2-devel-32bit-2.3.7-25.32.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      freetype2-2.3.7-25.32.1
      ft2demos-2.3.7-25.32.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (x86_64):

      freetype2-32bit-2.3.7-25.32.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      freetype2-2.3.7-25.32.1
      ft2demos-2.3.7-25.32.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      freetype2-32bit-2.3.7-25.32.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (ia64):

      freetype2-x86-2.3.7-25.32.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):

      freetype2-2.3.7-25.32.1
      freetype2-devel-2.3.7-25.32.1
      ft2demos-2.3.7-25.32.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (x86_64):

      freetype2-32bit-2.3.7-25.32.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5668.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5669.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/795826
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=cdec3f55c43c965d2fec90d543cc6e2b



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