openSUSE Leap 15.2: 2021:1587-1 Important: xorg-x11-server Critical Threat
opensuse
December 15, 2021
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available
Description
This update for xorg-x11-server fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2021-4008: Fixed Privilege Escalation Vulnerability via
Out-Of-Bounds Access in SProcRenderCompositeGlyphs (bsc#1193030).
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP2:Update update project.
Topics Covered
Patch
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE Leap 15.2:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2021-1587=1
Package List
- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (i586 x86_64):
xorg-x11-server-1.20.3-lp152.8.33.1
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.3-lp152.8.33.1
xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.20.3-lp152.8.33.1
xorg-x11-server-extra-1.20.3-lp152.8.33.1
xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.20.3-lp152.8.33.1
xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.20.3-lp152.8.33.1
xorg-x11-server-source-1.20.3-lp152.8.33.1
xorg-x11-server-wayland-1.20.3-lp152.8.33.1
xorg-x11-server-wayland-debuginfo-1.20.3-lp152.8.33.1
References
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4008.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1193030
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:1587-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.2
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Topics Covered
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