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SUSE: 2023:2871-1 Moderate: Xscreensaver Security Update advisory

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Calendar Grey August 3, 2022
Dist Suse Esm H88
A patch has been released for a significant security vulnerability in xscreensaver. Users should promptly apply the update SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2022-2642-1
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for xscreensaver fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-34557: Fixed potential crash and unlock while disconnecting video output with more than 10 monitors (bsc#1186918) 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 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2022-2642=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): xscreensaver-5.22-8.3.1 xscreensaver-data-5.22-8.3.1 xscreensaver-data-debuginfo-5.22-8.3.1 xscreensaver-debuginfo-5.22-8.3.1 xscreensaver-debugsource-5.22-8.3.1

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References

#1186918

Cross- CVE-2021-34557

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-34557 (NVD) : 4.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVE-2021-34557 (SUSE): 6.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-34557.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1186918

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:2642-1
Rating: moderate

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