Chapter 1. Package Updates
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1.130. libwmf
1.130.1. RHSA-2009:0457: Moderate security update
Important
This update has already been released (prior to the GA of this release) as the security
errata
RHSA-2009:0457
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Updated libwmf packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
and 5.
This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response
Team.
libwmf is a library for reading and converting Windows Metafile Format (WMF) vector graphics. libwmf
is used by applications such as GIMP and ImageMagick.
A pointer use-after-free flaw was found in the GD graphics library embedded in libwmf. An attacker
could create a specially-crafted WMF file that would cause an application using libwmf to crash or,
potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running the application when opened by a victim.
(
CVE-2009-1364
1181
)
Note: This flaw is specific to the GD graphics library embedded in libwmf. It does not affect the GD
graphics library from the "gd" packages, or applications using it.
Red Hat would like to thank Tavis Ormandy of the Google Security Team for responsibly reporting this
flaw.
All users of libwmf are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported
patch to correct this issue. After installing the update, all applications using libwmf must be restarted
for the update to take effect.
1.131. libxml
1.131.1. RHSA-2009:1206: Moderate and libxml2 security update
Important
This update has already been released (prior to the GA of this release) as the security
errata
RHSA-2009:1206
1182
Updated libxml and libxml2 packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.
This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response
Team.
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https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-1364.html
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