Security update for gimp

SUSE Security Update: Security update for gimp
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:1029-1
Rating: important
References: #775433
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1

  • An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

    Description:


    This update of The Gimp fixes a heap overflow that could
    have been exploited by attackers to cause a Denial of
    Service (application crash) or even to potentially execute
    arbitrary code (CVE-2012-3403).

    Security Issue reference:

    * CVE-2012-3403
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    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 sdksp1-gimp-6683
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp1-gimp-6683
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-gimp-6683
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-gimp-6683

    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):
    • gimp-2.6.2-3.34.37.1
    • gimp-devel-2.6.2-3.34.37.1
    • gimp-lang-2.6.2-3.34.37.1
    • gimp-plugins-python-2.6.2-3.34.37.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • gimp-2.6.2-3.34.37.1
    • gimp-devel-2.6.2-3.34.37.1
    • gimp-lang-2.6.2-3.34.37.1
    • gimp-plugins-python-2.6.2-3.34.37.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
    • gimp-2.6.2-3.34.37.1
    • gimp-lang-2.6.2-3.34.37.1
    • gimp-plugins-python-2.6.2-3.34.37.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64):
    • gimp-2.6.2-3.34.37.1
    • gimp-lang-2.6.2-3.34.37.1
    • gimp-plugins-python-2.6.2-3.34.37.1

    References:

  • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3403.html
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/775433
  • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=ca4c519bd6348192da66901f8d815893