SUSE Security Update: Security update for xorg-x11-server
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2021:4065-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1193030 
Cross-References:   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
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   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:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-2021-4065=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 (ppc64le x86_64):

      xorg-x11-server-1.19.6-8.33.1
      xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.19.6-8.33.1
      xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.19.6-8.33.1
      xorg-x11-server-extra-1.19.6-8.33.1
      xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.19.6-8.33.1
      xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.19.6-8.33.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS (aarch64 s390x):

      xorg-x11-server-1.19.6-8.33.1
      xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.19.6-8.33.1
      xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.19.6-8.33.1
      xorg-x11-server-extra-1.19.6-8.33.1
      xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.19.6-8.33.1
      xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.19.6-8.33.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS (aarch64 x86_64):

      xorg-x11-server-1.19.6-8.33.1
      xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.19.6-8.33.1
      xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.19.6-8.33.1
      xorg-x11-server-extra-1.19.6-8.33.1
      xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.19.6-8.33.1
      xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.19.6-8.33.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS (aarch64 x86_64):

      xorg-x11-server-1.19.6-8.33.1
      xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.19.6-8.33.1
      xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.19.6-8.33.1
      xorg-x11-server-extra-1.19.6-8.33.1
      xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.19.6-8.33.1
      xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.19.6-8.33.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4008.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1193030

SUSE: 2021:4065-1 important: xorg-x11-server

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: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-2021-4065=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 (ppc64le x86_64): xorg-x11-server-1.19.6-8.33.1 xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.19.6-8.33.1 xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.19.6-8.33.1 xorg-x11-server-extra-1.19.6-8.33.1 xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.19.6-8.33.1 xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.19.6-8.33.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS (aarch64 s390x): xorg-x11-server-1.19.6-8.33.1 xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.19.6-8.33.1 xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.19.6-8.33.1 xorg-x11-server-extra-1.19.6-8.33.1 xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.19.6-8.33.1 xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.19.6-8.33.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS (aarch64 x86_64): xorg-x11-server-1.19.6-8.33.1 xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.19.6-8.33.1 xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.19.6-8.33.1 xorg-x11-server-extra-1.19.6-8.33.1 xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.19.6-8.33.1 xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.19.6-8.33.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS (aarch64 x86_64): xorg-x11-server-1.19.6-8.33.1 xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.19.6-8.33.1 xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.19.6-8.33.1 xorg-x11-server-extra-1.19.6-8.33.1 xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.19.6-8.33.1 xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.19.6-8.33.1

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

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:4065-1
Rating: important

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