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SUSE Linux 12-SP2: SUSE-SU-2017:1860-1 Important: xorg-x11-server Fix

An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.. SUSE Security Update: Security update for xorg-x11-server ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:1860-1 Rating: important References: #1035283 Cross-References: CVE-2017-10971 CVE-2017-10972 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. Description: This update for xorg-x11-server provides the following fixes: - CVE-2017-10971: Fix endianess handling of GenericEvent to prevent a stack overflow by clients. (bnc#1035283) - Make sure the type of all events to be sent by ProcXSendExtensionEvent are in the allowed range. - CVE-2017-10972: Initialize the xEvent eventT with zeros to avoid information leakage. Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2017-1148=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2017-1148=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-1148=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2017-1148=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64les390x x86_64): xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-7.6_1.18.3-74.2 xorg-x11-server-debugsource-7.6_1.18.3-74.2 xorg-x11-server-sdk-7.6_1.18.3-74.2 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (aarch64): xorg-x11-server-7.6_1.18.3-74.2 xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-7.6_1.18.3-74.2 xorg-x11-server-debugsource-7.6_1.18.3-74.2 xorg-x11-server-extra-7.6_1.18.3-74.2 xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-7.6_1.18.3-74.2 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le x86_64): xorg-x11-server-7.6_1.18.3-74.2 xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-7.6_1.18.3-74.2 xorg-x11-server-debugsource-7.6_1.18.3-74.2 xorg-x11-server-extra-7.6_1.18.3-74.2 xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-7.6_1.18.3-74.2 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2 (x86_64): xorg-x11-server-7.6_1.18.3-74.2 xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-7.6_1.18.3-74.2 xorg-x11-server-debugsource-7.6_1.18.3-74.2 xorg-x11-server-extra-7.6_1.18.3-74.2 xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-7.6_1.18.3-74.2 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10971.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10972.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1035283 . An important security update for SUSE addresses two critical issues in xorg-x11-server. Apply patches immediately.. update, fixes, vulnerabilities. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jul 14, 2017 •Important SuSE