Recommended update for fontconfig

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2018:1881-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for fontconfig provides the following fix:

  • Fix a memory leak that showed up on gnome panel. (bsc#1031344)
  • Prevent crashes by checking for the NULL pointer value in FcCharSetHasChar(). (bsc#1079127)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-fontconfig-13689=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-fontconfig-13689=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-fontconfig-13689=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • fontconfig-devel-2.6.0-10.20.5.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • fontconfig-devel-32bit-2.6.0-10.20.5.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • fontconfig-2.6.0-10.20.5.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ia64)
    • fontconfig-x86-2.6.0-10.20.5.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • fontconfig-32bit-2.6.0-10.20.5.2
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • fontconfig-2.6.0-10.20.5.2
    • fontconfig-32bit-2.6.0-10.20.5.2

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