openSUSE Security Update: xorg-x11-server
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2012:0227-1
Rating:             important
References:         #722944 
Cross-References:   CVE-2011-4028 CVE-2011-4029
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 11.3
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   An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

   The X server had two security issues and one bug that is
   fixed by this update.

   CVE-2011-4028: It is possible for a local attacker to
   deduce if a file exists or not by exploiting the way that
   Xorg creates its lock files.

   CVE-2011-4029: It is possible for a non-root local user to
   set the read permission for all users on any file or
   directory.


Special Instructions and Notes:

   Please reboot the system after installing this update.This
   update triggers a restart of the software management stack.
   More updates will be available for installation after
   applying this update and restarting the application. This
   update triggers a restart of the software management stack.
   More updates will be available for installation after
   applying this update and restarting the application.

Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - openSUSE 11.3:

      zypper in -t patch xorg-x11-Xvnc-5490

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


Package List:

   - openSUSE 11.3 (i586 x86_64):

      xorg-x11-Xvnc-7.5_1.8.0-10.15.2
      xorg-x11-server-7.5_1.8.0-10.15.2
      xorg-x11-server-extra-7.5_1.8.0-10.15.2
      xorg-x11-server-sdk-7.5_1.8.0-10.15.2


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4028.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4029.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/722944