openSUSE-RU-2011:0631-1: zlib: It segfaults when passing NULL to gzopen
openSUSE Recommended Update: zlib: It segfaults when passing NULL to gzopen ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-RU-2011:0631-1 Rating: low References: #679345 Affected Products: openSUSE 11.4 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed. Description: zlib-1.2.5 segfaults when passing NULL in path argument to gzopen. As the previous version returns NULL in such case and there is software expecting it (most notable example is KDE3), this update return the older behavior back. This update fixes bug#679345. Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE 11.4: zypper in -t patch zlib-4664 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64): zlib-1.2.5-9.10.1 zlib-devel-1.2.5-9.10.1 zlib-devel-static-1.2.5-9.10.1 - openSUSE 11.4 (x86_64): zlib-32bit-1.2.5-9.10.1 zlib-devel-32bit-1.2.5-9.10.1 References: https://bugzilla.novell.com/679345
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