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SUSE: 2021:4077-2 Critical: xorg-x11-server Security Flaw

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Calendar Grey December 14, 2021
Dist Suse Esm H88
The latest xorg-x11-server patch addresses a critical vulnerability that may enable privilege escalation. Ensure your system's integrity by installing this update swiftly
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 Software Development Kit 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2021-4066=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-4066=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.19.6-10.26.1 xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.19.6-10.26.1

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Topics Covered

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

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 Software Development Kit 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

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

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1193030

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:4066-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

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

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