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SUSE: 2021:20013-1 Critical: xorg-x11-libXext Memory Corruption Patch

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Calendar Grey August 5, 2020
Dist Suse Esm H88
A patch for xorg-x11-libX11 addresses a severe heap overflow flaw in SUSE offerings. Ensure your systems are protected immediately.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for xorg-x11-libX11 fixes the following issues: - Fixed XIM client heap overflows (CVE-2020-14344, bsc#1174628) 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 Server 11-SP4-LTSS: zypper in -t patch slessp4-xorg-x11-libX11-14445=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3: zypper in -t patch sleposp3-xorg-x11-libX11-14445=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-xorg-x11-libX11-14445=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3: zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-xorg-x11-libX11-14445=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS (i586 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update vulnerability important heap overflow SUSE xorg-x11-libX11

References

#1174628

Cross- CVE-2020-14344

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14344.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1174628

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:14445-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update vulnerability important heap overflow SUSE xorg-x11-libX11

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