SUSE Security Update: Security update for xorg-x11-server
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2020:14553-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1174908 #1177596 
Cross-References:   CVE-2020-14360 CVE-2020-25712
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
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   An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

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

   - CVE-2020-25712: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow which could have led
     to privilege escalation (bsc#1177596).
   - CVE-2020-14360: Fixed an out of bounds memory accesses on too short
     request which could lead to denial of service (bsc#1174908).


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-server-14553=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sleposp3-xorg-x11-server-14553=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-xorg-x11-server-14553=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-xorg-x11-server-14553=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS (i586 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      xorg-x11-Xvnc-7.4-27.122.37.1
      xorg-x11-server-7.4-27.122.37.1
      xorg-x11-server-extra-7.4-27.122.37.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 (i586):

      xorg-x11-Xvnc-7.4-27.122.37.1
      xorg-x11-server-7.4-27.122.37.1
      xorg-x11-server-extra-7.4-27.122.37.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-7.4-27.122.37.1
      xorg-x11-server-debugsource-7.4-27.122.37.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 (i586 s390x x86_64):

      xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-7.4-27.122.37.1
      xorg-x11-server-debugsource-7.4-27.122.37.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14360.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25712.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1174908
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1177596

SUSE: 2020:14553-1 important: xorg-x11-server

December 1, 2020
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for xorg-x11-server fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-25712: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow which could have led to privilege escalation (bsc#1177596). - CVE-2020-14360: Fixed an out of bounds memory accesses on too short request which could lead to denial of service (bsc#1174908). 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-server-14553=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3: zypper in -t patch sleposp3-xorg-x11-server-14553=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-xorg-x11-server-14553=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3: zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-xorg-x11-server-14553=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS (i586 ppc64 s390x x86_64): xorg-x11-Xvnc-7.4-27.122.37.1 xorg-x11-server-7.4-27.122.37.1 xorg-x11-server-extra-7.4-27.122.37.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 (i586): xorg-x11-Xvnc-7.4-27.122.37.1 xorg-x11-server-7.4-27.122.37.1 xorg-x11-server-extra-7.4-27.122.37.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ppc64 s390x x86_64): xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-7.4-27.122.37.1 xorg-x11-server-debugsource-7.4-27.122.37.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 (i586 s390x x86_64): xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-7.4-27.122.37.1 xorg-x11-server-debugsource-7.4-27.122.37.1

References

#1174908 #1177596

Cross- CVE-2020-14360 CVE-2020-25712

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-2020-14360.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25712.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1174908

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1177596

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:14553-1
Rating: important

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