SUSE: 2022:3840-2 Major: Xorg-X11-Server Security Vulnerabilities Patch
suse
November 1, 2022
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available
Summary
This update for xorg-x11-server fixes the following issues: - CVE-2022-3550: Fixed out of bounds read/write in _GetCountedString() (bsc#1204412). - CVE-2022-3551: Fixed various leaks of the return value of GetComponentSpec() (bsc#1204416). 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-SP3-BCL: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-BCL-2022-3840=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-BCL-2022-3840=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL (x86_64): xorg-x11-server-7.6_1.18.3-76.52.1
Topics Covered
References
#1204412 #1204416
Cross- CVE-2022-3550 CVE-2022-3551
CVSS scores:
CVE-2022-3550 (NVD) : 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-3550 (SUSE): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-3551 (NVD) : 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVE-2022-3551 (SUSE): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3550.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3551.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1204412
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1204416
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:3840-1
Rating: important
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