Recommended update for libXfont

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for libXfont
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:0031-1
Rating: moderate
References: #958383
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12

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

    Description:


    This update for libXfont fixes the following issues:

    - The original fix for CVE-2015-1804 prevented DWIDTH to be negative.
    However, the spec states that "DWIDTH [...] is a vector indicating the
    position of the next glyph's origin relative to the origin of this
    glyph". Consequently, negative DWIDTH values should be allowed.
    (bsc#958383)

    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 12-SP1:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2016-22=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2016-22=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-22=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-22=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-22=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2016-22=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • libXfont-debugsource-1.4.7-7.1
      • libXfont-devel-1.4.7-7.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • libXfont-debugsource-1.4.7-7.1
      • libXfont-devel-1.4.7-7.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • libXfont-debugsource-1.4.7-7.1
      • libXfont1-1.4.7-7.1
      • libXfont1-debuginfo-1.4.7-7.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • libXfont-debugsource-1.4.7-7.1
      • libXfont1-1.4.7-7.1
      • libXfont1-debuginfo-1.4.7-7.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 (x86_64):
      • libXfont-debugsource-1.4.7-7.1
      • libXfont1-1.4.7-7.1
      • libXfont1-debuginfo-1.4.7-7.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):
      • libXfont-debugsource-1.4.7-7.1
      • libXfont1-1.4.7-7.1
      • libXfont1-debuginfo-1.4.7-7.1

    References: