SUSE Security Update: Security update for acroread
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2013:0349-1
Rating:             important
References:         #803939 
Cross-References:   CVE-2013-0640 CVE-2013-0641
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4
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   An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.
   It includes two new package versions.

Description:


   Acrobat Reader has been updated to 9.5.4 which fixes two
   critical security  issues where attackers supplying PDFs
   could have caused code execution with  acrobat.
   (CVE-2013-0640, CVE-2013-0641)

   More information can be found on:

      tml
   

   Security Issue references:

   * CVE-2013-0640
   
   * CVE-2013-0641
   


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 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-acroread-7397

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (noarch):

      acroread-cmaps-9.4.6-0.4.3.1
      acroread-fonts-ja-9.4.6-0.4.3.1
      acroread-fonts-ko-9.4.6-0.4.3.1
      acroread-fonts-zh_CN-9.4.6-0.4.3.1
      acroread-fonts-zh_TW-9.4.6-0.4.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586) [New Version: 9.5.4]:

      acroread-9.5.4-0.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4 (noarch) [New Version: 9.4.6]:

      acroread-cmaps-9.4.6-0.6.60
      acroread-fonts-ja-9.4.6-0.6.60
      acroread-fonts-ko-9.4.6-0.6.60
      acroread-fonts-zh_CN-9.4.6-0.6.60
      acroread-fonts-zh_TW-9.4.6-0.6.60

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4 (i586) [New Version: 9.5.4]:

      acroread-9.5.4-0.6.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0640.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0641.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/803939
   https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login
   https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login

SuSE: 2013:0349-1: important: acroread

February 26, 2013
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

Acrobat Reader has been updated to 9.5.4 which fixes two critical security issues where attackers supplying PDFs could have caused code execution with acrobat. (CVE-2013-0640, CVE-2013-0641) More information can be found on: tml Security Issue references: * CVE-2013-0640 * CVE-2013-0641 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 SP2: zypper in -t patch sledsp2-acroread-7397 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (noarch): acroread-cmaps-9.4.6-0.4.3.1 acroread-fonts-ja-9.4.6-0.4.3.1 acroread-fonts-ko-9.4.6-0.4.3.1 acroread-fonts-zh_CN-9.4.6-0.4.3.1 acroread-fonts-zh_TW-9.4.6-0.4.3.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586) [New Version: 9.5.4]: acroread-9.5.4...

Read the Full Advisory

References

#803939

Cross- CVE-2013-0640 CVE-2013-0641

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0640.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0641.html

https://bugzilla.novell.com/803939

https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login

https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2013:0349-1
Rating: important

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