SUSE: 2020:14553-2 Critical: xorg-x11-server System Crash
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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
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
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:14553-1
Rating: important
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