Issued:
2010-10-07
Updated:
2010-10-07

RHSA-2010:0753 - Important: kdegraphics security update

Synopsis

Important: kdegraphics security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Important

Topic

Updated kdegraphics packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

Description

The kdegraphics packages contain applications for the K Desktop Environment, including KPDF, a viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

An uninitialized pointer use flaw was discovered in KPDF. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that, when opened, would cause KPDF to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2010-3702)

An array index error was found in the way KPDF parsed PostScript Type 1 fonts embedded in PDF documents. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that, when opened, would cause KPDF to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2010-3704)

Users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support4.8x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support4.8ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support4.8i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian4ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support4.8ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems4s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems4s390
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support4.8s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support4.8s390
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation4ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation4i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server4ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server4i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop4i386

Updated Packages

  • kdegraphics-3.3.1-18.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
  • kdegraphics-3.3.1-18.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm
  • kdegraphics-3.3.1-18.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
  • kdegraphics-3.5.4-17.el5_5.1.src.rpm
  • kdegraphics-3.3.1-18.el4_8.1.src.rpm
  • kdegraphics-devel-3.3.1-18.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm
  • kdegraphics-devel-3.3.1-18.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
  • kdegraphics-devel-3.3.1-18.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
  • kdegraphics-3.3.1-18.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
  • kdegraphics-3.3.1-18.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm
  • kdegraphics-devel-3.5.4-17.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm
  • kdegraphics-devel-3.3.1-18.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
  • kdegraphics-devel-3.3.1-18.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
  • kdegraphics-devel-3.5.4-17.el5_5.1.i386.rpm
  • kdegraphics-3.3.1-18.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
  • kdegraphics-3.5.4-17.el5_5.1.i386.rpm
  • kdegraphics-devel-3.3.1-18.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm
  • kdegraphics-3.5.4-17.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

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References

Additional information