SUSE Security Update: Security update for xorg-x11-server
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2021:4071-1
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-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-LTSS
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-BCL
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-LTSS
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-ESPOS
                    SUSE Enterprise Storage 6
                    SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0
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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-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP1-2021-4071=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-LTSS-2021-4071=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-BCL:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-BCL-2021-4071=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-LTSS-2021-4071=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-ESPOS:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-ESPOS-2021-4071=1

   - SUSE Enterprise Storage 6:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-6-2021-4071=1

   - SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0:

      To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform 'skuba' tool. It
      will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger
      updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP1 (ppc64le x86_64):

      xorg-x11-server-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-extra-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.20.3-14.5.19.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      xorg-x11-server-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-extra-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.20.3-14.5.19.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-BCL (x86_64):

      xorg-x11-server-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-extra-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.20.3-14.5.19.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-LTSS (aarch64 x86_64):

      xorg-x11-server-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-extra-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.20.3-14.5.19.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-ESPOS (aarch64 x86_64):

      xorg-x11-server-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-extra-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.20.3-14.5.19.1

   - SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 (aarch64 x86_64):

      xorg-x11-server-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-extra-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.20.3-14.5.19.1

   - SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 (x86_64):

      xorg-x11-server-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-extra-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1
      xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.20.3-14.5.19.1


References:

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

SUSE: 2021:4071-1 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-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP1-2021-4071=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-LTSS-2021-4071=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-BCL: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-BCL-2021-4071=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-LTSS-2021-4071=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-ESPOS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-ESPOS-2021-4071=1 - SUSE Enterprise Storage 6: zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-6-2021-4071=1 - SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0: To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform 'skuba' tool. It will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way. Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP1 (ppc64le x86_64): xorg-x11-server-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-extra-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): xorg-x11-server-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-extra-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-BCL (x86_64): xorg-x11-server-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-extra-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-LTSS (aarch64 x86_64): xorg-x11-server-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-extra-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-ESPOS (aarch64 x86_64): xorg-x11-server-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-extra-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 - SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 (aarch64 x86_64): xorg-x11-server-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-extra-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 - SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 (x86_64): xorg-x11-server-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-extra-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.20.3-14.5.19.1 xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.20.3-14.5.19.1

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-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-BCL

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-ESPOS

SUSE Enterprise Storage 6

SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0

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

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1193030

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:4071-1
Rating: important

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