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openSUSE: 2023:0293-1 Critical: xorg-x11-server Memory Leak Issue

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Calendar Grey February 7, 2023
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SUSE Security Update for xorg-x11-server resolves a significant vulnerability classified as major, targeting CVE-2023-0494.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description

This update for xorg-x11-server fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2023-0494: Fixed a use-after-free in DeepCopyPointerClasses

(bsc#1207783).

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Topics Covered

security advisory update critical important SUSE xorg-x11-server use-after-free

Patch

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 15.4:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-285=1

- SUSE Manager Server 4.2:

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.2-2023-285=1

- SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2:

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-Server-4.2-2023-285=1

- SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2:

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.2-2023-285=1

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15-SP4:

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP4-2023-285=1

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP3:

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP3-2023-285=1

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP2:

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP2-2023-285=1

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP3-LTSS:

zypper in -t patch...

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Package List

- openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

xorg-x11-server-wayland-1.20.3-150200.22.5.66.1

xorg-x11-server-wayland-debuginfo-1.20.3-150200.22.5.66.1

- SUSE Manager Server 4.2 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

xorg-x11-server-1.20.3-150200.22.5.66.1

xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.3-150200.22.5.66.1

xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.20.3-150200.22.5.66.1

xorg-x11-server-extra-1.20.3-150200.22.5.66.1

xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.20.3-150200.22.5.66.1

- SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 (x86_64):

xorg-x11-server-1.20.3-150200.22.5.66.1

xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.3-150200.22.5.66.1

xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.20.3-150200.22.5.66.1

xorg-x11-server-extra-1.20.3-150200.22.5.66.1

xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.20.3-150200.22.5.66.1

- SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 (x86_64):

xorg-x11-server-1.20.3-150200.22.5.66.1

xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.3-150200.22.5.66.1

xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.20.3-150200.22.5.66.1

xorg-x11-server-extra-1.20.3-150200.22.5.66.1

xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.20.3-150200.22.5...

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References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0494.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1207783

Severity
important
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:0285-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15-SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP2-LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP3-ESPOS SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP3-LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise Realtime Extension 15-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP2-LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP3-LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15-SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15-SP4 SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 SUSE Manager Server 4.2 openSUSE Leap 15.4

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Topics Covered

security advisory update critical important SUSE xorg-x11-server use-after-free

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