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SUSE: 2024:3789-1 critical: xwayland buffer overflow vulnerability fixed

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Calendar Grey October 30, 2024
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Critical update for xwayland released to fix buffer overflow vulnerability, classified as important, affecting multiple SUSE distributions.
* bsc#1231565 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-9632

Summary

## This update for xwayland fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-9632: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow privilege escalation in _XkbSetCompatMap (bsc#1231565). ## 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 15.6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-3789=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2024-3789=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP6-2024-3789=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586) * xwayland-debugsource-24.1.1-150600.5.6.1 * xwayland-debuginfo-24.1.1-150600.5.6.1 * xwayland-24.1.1-150600.5.6.1 * xwayland-devel-24.1.1-150600.5.6.1

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security advisory buffer overflow patch important SUSE xwayland CVE-2024-9632

References

* bsc#1231565

Cross-

* CVE-2024-9632

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-9632 ( SUSE ): 8.5

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2024-9632 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-9632 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-9632.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1231565

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:3789-1
Release Date: 2024-10-30T08:19:26Z
Rating: important

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