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SUSE: 2021:1766-1 Moderate: libX11 Request Length Check Issue

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Calendar Grey May 26, 2021
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Summary

This update for libX11 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-31535: Fixed missing request length checks in libX11 (bsc#1182506). 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-SP5-2021-1766=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-1766=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): libX11-debugsource-1.6.2-12.18.1 libX11-devel-1.6.2-12.18.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): libX11-6-1.6.2-12.18.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security issue SUSE Linux libX11 request length

References

#1182506

Cross- CVE-2021-31535

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-31535.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1182506

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:1766-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security issue SUSE Linux libX11 request length

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