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SUSE: 2022:1179-1 Critical: OpenSSL Vulnerability Mitigation

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Calendar Grey April 14, 2021
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A new patch has been released for xorg-x11-server to fix a significant vulnerability. Ensure your SUSE system remains protected by applying updates promptly.
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 Manager Server 4.0: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.0-2021-1188=1 - SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-Server-4.0-2021-1188=1 - SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.0-2021-1188=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP1:

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Topics Covered

security advisory update privilege escalation patch important SUSE Linux xorg-x11-server

References

#1180128

Cross- CVE-2021-3472

Affected Products:

SUSE Manager Server 4.0

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0

SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-BCL

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-ESPOS

SUSE Enterprise Storage 6

SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3472.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1180128

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:1188-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory update privilege escalation patch important SUSE Linux xorg-x11-server

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