SUSE: 2021:4070-1 Critical: xorg-x11-server Security Elevation
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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 OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8: zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-8-2021-4069=1 - SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8: zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-8-2021-4069=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP3-2021-4069=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2021-4069=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 OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL
HPE Helion Openstack 8
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4008.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1193030
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:4069-1
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