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SUSE: 2024:0116-1 important: xorg-x11-server heap overflows

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Calendar Grey January 17, 2024
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE releases an important security patch for xorg-x11-server, targeting significant vulnerabilities. Discover the steps to implement the update.
* bsc#1218582 * bsc#1218583 * bsc#1218584 * bsc#1218585

Summary

## This update for xorg-x11-server fixes the following issues: * CVE-2023-6816: Fixed heap buffer overflow in DeviceFocusEvent and ProcXIQueryPointer (bsc#1218582) * CVE-2024-0229: Fixed reattaching to different master device may lead to out- of-bounds memory access (bsc#1218583) * CVE-2024-21885: Fixed heap buffer overflow in XISendDeviceHierarchyEvent (bsc#1218584) * CVE-2024-21886: Fixed heap buffer overflow in DisableDevice (bsc#1218585) ## 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: * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-116=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

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Topics Covered

security advisory heap overflow memory access SUSE server update xorg-x11-server

References

* bsc#1218582

* bsc#1218583

* bsc#1218584

* bsc#1218585

Cross-

* CVE-2023-6816

* CVE-2024-0229

* CVE-2024-21885

* CVE-2024-21886

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2023-6816 ( SUSE ): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-0229 ( SUSE ): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-21885 ( SUSE ): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-21886 ( SUSE ): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5

An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

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* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6816.html

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0116-1
Rating: important

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory heap overflow memory access SUSE server update xorg-x11-server

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