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SUSE: 2021:1173-1 Critical: xorg-x11-client Security Vulnerability
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April 13, 2021
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available
Summary
This update for xorg-x11-server fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-3472: XChangeFeedbackControl Integer Underflow Privilege Escalation (bsc#1180128) 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-SP5-2021-1181=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-1181=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.19.6-10.23.1 xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.19.6-10.23.1 xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.19.6-10.23.1
Topics Covered
References
#1180128
Cross- CVE-2021-3472
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3472.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1180128
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:1181-1
Rating: important
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