[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2013:1520-1: critical: Security update for icedtea-web

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SUSE Security Update: Security update for icedtea-web

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2013:1520-1

Rating: critical

References: #840572

Cross-References: CVE-2012-4540 CVE-2013-4349

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2

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An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

It includes one version update.

 

Description:

 

 

This icedtea-web update adds a missing fix for an

off-by-one heap-based buffer overflow.

 

bnc#840572: CVE-2013-4349: icedtea-web 1.4.1 fixes the

missing patch for CVE-2012-4540.

 

Security Issues:

 

* CVE-2012-4540

 

* CVE-2013-4349

 

 

 

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 Desktop 11 SP3:

 

zypper in -t patch sledsp3-icedtea-web-8358

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

 

zypper in -t patch sledsp2-icedtea-web-8357

 

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

 

 

Package List:

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 1.4.1]:

 

icedtea-web-1.4.1-0.11.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 1.4.1]:

 

icedtea-web-1.4.1-0.8.1

 

 

References:

 

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4540.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4349.html

https://bugzilla.novell.com/840572

http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=e1679e6b7d33fb8b6dd05a7bbe7b1720

http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=fb1fc7110968b46c3b519aa8f5760a4d

 

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