SUSE: 2021:4065-1 Important: xorg-x11-server Privilege Escalation Threat
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December 14, 2021
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available
Summary
This update for xorg-x11-server fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-4008: Fixed Privilege Escalation Vulnerability via Out-Of-Bounds Access in SProcRenderCompositeGlyphs (bsc#1193030). 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 for SAP 15: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-2021-4065=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-2021-4065=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-2021-4065=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS:
Topics Covered
References
#1193030
Cross- CVE-2021-4008
CVSS scores:
CVE-2021-4008 (SUSE): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4008.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1193030
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:4065-1
Rating: important
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