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openSUSE: 2023:4949-1 Important: xorg-x11-server Memory Issue

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Calendar Grey December 22, 2023
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Critical safety upgrade for xorg-x11-server fixing memory overflow concern. Apply patch for enhanced system defense.
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).

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security advisory memory issue important update xorg-x11-server openSUSE

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:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP4-2023-4949=1

* Development Tools Module 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP4-2023-4949=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-4949=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-4949=1

Package List

* Basesystem Module 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* xorg-x11-server-1.20.3-150400.38.35.1

* xorg-x11-server-extra-1.20.3-150400.38.35.1

* xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.20.3-150400.38.35.1

* xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.3-150400.38.35.1

* xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.20.3-150400.38.35.1

* Development Tools Module 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.20.3-150400.38.35.1

* xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.20.3-150400.38.35.1

* xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.3-150400.38.35.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* xorg-x11-server-1.20.3-150400.38.35.1

* xorg-x11-server-extra-1.20.3-150400.38.35.1

* xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.20.3-150400.38.35.1

* xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.20.3-150400.38.35.1

* xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.3-150400.38.35.1

* xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.20.3-150400.38.35.1

* xorg-x11-server-source-1.20.3-150400.38.35.1

References

* bsc#1217765

## References:

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

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

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4949-1
Rating: important

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