Recommended update for freetype2

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for freetype2
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2015:1021-1
Rating: low
References: #930711
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

  • An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

    Description:

    This update for freetype2 adjusts the patch that fixed CVE-2014-9671 for better backwards compatibility.

    As the PCF format doesn't have an official specification, we have to exactly follow X11's pcfWriteFont and pcfReadFont functions' behavior.

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp3-freetype2-201506=10746
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-freetype2-201506=10746
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-freetype2-201506=10746
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-freetype2-201506=10746

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • freetype2-devel-2.3.7-25.35.36.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • freetype2-devel-32bit-2.3.7-25.35.36.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
      • freetype2-2.3.7-25.35.36.1
      • ft2demos-2.3.7-25.35.36.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (x86_64):
      • freetype2-32bit-2.3.7-25.35.36.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • freetype2-2.3.7-25.35.36.1
      • ft2demos-2.3.7-25.35.36.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • freetype2-32bit-2.3.7-25.35.36.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ia64):
      • freetype2-x86-2.3.7-25.35.36.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • freetype2-2.3.7-25.35.36.1
      • ft2demos-2.3.7-25.35.36.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (x86_64):
      • freetype2-32bit-2.3.7-25.35.36.1

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