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openSUSE 15.5: SUSE-SU-2023:4787-1 Important Xorg-X11-Server Security Fix

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Calendar Grey December 13, 2023
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Crucial updates for the xorg-x11-server address significant security flaws, ensuring your system remains protected effectively.
This update for xorg-x11-server fixes the following issues: CVE-2023-6377: Fixed Out-of-bounds memory write in XKB button actions(bsc#1217765).

Description

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

* CVE-2023-6377: Fixed Out-of-bounds memory write in XKB button

actions(bsc#1217765).

* CVE-2023-6478: Fixed Out-of-bounds memory read in RRChangeOutputProperty and

RRChangeProviderProperty (bsc#1217766).

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Topics Covered

security advisory important software fix out-of-bounds xorg-x11-server openSUSE SUSE update

Patch

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 15.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-4787=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-4787=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2023-4787=1

* Development Tools Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP5-2023-4787=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-21.1.4-150500.7.10.1

* xorg-x11-server-extra-21.1.4-150500.7.10.1

* xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-21.1.4-150500.7.10.1

* xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-debuginfo-21.1.4-150500.7.10.1

* xorg-x11-server-debugsource-21.1.4-150500.7.10.1

* xorg-x11-server-sdk-21.1.4-150500.7.10.1

* xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-21.1.4-150500.7.10.1

* xorg-x11-server-source-21.1.4-150500.7.10.1

* xorg-x11-server-21.1.4-150500.7.10.1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-21.1.4-150500.7.10.1

* xorg-x11-server-extra-21.1.4-150500.7.10.1

* xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-21.1.4-150500.7.10.1

* xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-debuginfo-21.1.4-150500.7.10.1

* xorg-x11-server-debugsource-21.1.4-150500.7.10.1

* xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-21.1.4-150500.7.10.1

* xorg-x11-server-21.1.4-150500.7.10.1

* Development Tools Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* xorg-x11-server-debugsource-21.1.4-150500.7.10.1

*...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* bsc#1217765

* bsc#1217766

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6377.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6478.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1217765

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1217766

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4787-1
Rating: important

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