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SUSE 12-SP3: SUSE-SU-2018:2841-1 Moderate: libXcursor DoS Threat

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Calendar Grey September 24, 2018
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Addresses vulnerabilities in libXcursor for SUSE Linux. Detailed update guidelines provided for impacted products.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for libXcursor fixes the following security issue: - CVE-2015-9262: _XcursorThemeInherits allowed remote attackers to cause denial of service or potentially code execution via a one-byte heap overflow (bsc#1103511). 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: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2018-1986=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-1986=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-1986=1 Package List:

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate denial of service SUSE libXcursor

References

#1103511

Cross- CVE-2015-9262

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-9262.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1103511

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:2841-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate denial of service SUSE libXcursor

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