Security update for xorg-x11-libXpm

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:0470-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2016-10164 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for xorg-x11-libXpm fixes the following security issue:

  • A heap overflow in XPM handling could be used by attackers supplying XPM files to crash or potentially execute code. (bsc#1021315)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-xorg-x11-libXpm-12988=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-xorg-x11-libXpm-12988=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-xorg-x11-libXpm-12988=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • xorg-x11-libXpm-devel-7.4-3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • xorg-x11-libXpm-devel-32bit-7.4-3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • xorg-x11-libXpm-7.4-3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ia64)
    • xorg-x11-libXpm-x86-7.4-3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • xorg-x11-libXpm-32bit-7.4-3.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • xorg-x11-libXpm-32bit-7.4-3.1
    • xorg-x11-libXpm-7.4-3.1

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