Security update for icedtea-web

SUSE Security Update: Security update for icedtea-web


Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2013:1520-1
Rating: critical
References: #840572
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2

  • 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.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=e1679e6b7d33fb8b6dd05a7bbe7b1720
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=fb1fc7110968b46c3b519aa8f5760a4d