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SUSE: 2023:4789-2 critical: kernel memory leak vulnerability

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Calendar Grey December 13, 2023
Dist Suse Esm H88
Important security update resolves numerous weaknesses in xorg-x11-server for various SUSE distributions. Take immediate action!
* bsc#1217765 * bsc#1217766 Cross-References: * CVE-2023-6377

Summary

## This update for xorg-x11-server fixes the following issues: * CVE-2023-6377: Fixed Out-of-bounds memory write in XKB button actions(bsc#1217765). * CVE-2023-6478: Fixed Out-of-bounds memory read in RRChangeOutputProperty and RRChangeProviderProperty (bsc#1217766). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-4789=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP2-LTSS-2023-4789=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP3

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Topics Covered

security advisory update important suse out-of-bounds xorg-x11-server

References

* bsc#1217765

* bsc#1217766

Cross-

* CVE-2023-6377

* CVE-2023-6478

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2023-6377 ( SUSE ): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2023-6478 ( SUSE ): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Products:

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

* SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4789-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory update important suse out-of-bounds xorg-x11-server

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