SUSE Security Update: Security update for xorg-x11-server
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2020:3587-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1174908 #1177596 
Cross-References:   CVE-2020-14360 CVE-2020-25712
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5
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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 Software Development Kit 12-SP5:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2020-3587=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-3587=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.19.6-10.20.1
      xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.19.6-10.20.1
      xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.19.6-10.20.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      xorg-x11-server-1.19.6-10.20.1
      xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.19.6-10.20.1
      xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.19.6-10.20.1
      xorg-x11-server-extra-1.19.6-10.20.1
      xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.19.6-10.20.1


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: 2020:3587-1 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 Software Development Kit 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2020-3587=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-3587=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.19.6-10.20.1 xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.19.6-10.20.1 xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.19.6-10.20.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): xorg-x11-server-1.19.6-10.20.1 xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.19.6-10.20.1 xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.19.6-10.20.1 xorg-x11-server-extra-1.19.6-10.20.1 xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.19.6-10.20.1

References

#1174908 #1177596

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

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

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-2020:3587-1
Rating: important

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