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SUSE: 2021:4071-1 Important: xorg-x11-server Privilege Escalation

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Calendar Grey December 14, 2021
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Important security patch released for xorg-x11-server to mitigate risks associated with privilege escalation. Comprehensive update information provided.
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:

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Topics Covered

security advisory privilege escalation important SUSE Linux SUSE Enterprise Storage SUSE CaaS Platform

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

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory privilege escalation important SUSE Linux SUSE Enterprise Storage SUSE CaaS Platform

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