Important: kdegraphics security update
Security Advisory: Important
Updated kdegraphics packages that fix a security issue are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.
This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.
The kdegraphics packages contain applications for the K Desktop
Environment, including KPDF, a viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF)
files.
Petr Gajdos and Christian Kornacker of SUSE reported a buffer overflow flaw
in KPDF's Type 1 font parser. A specially-crafted PDF file with an embedded
Type 1 font could cause KPDF to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code
when opened. (CVE-2009-4035)
Users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a
backported patch to correct this issue.
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
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