Security update for xorg-x11-server

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:4124-1
Rating: important
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2021-4009 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-4009 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-4011 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-4011 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • HPE Helion OpenStack 8
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 BCL 12-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 ESPOS 12-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 LTSS 12-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for xorg-x11-server fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2021-4009: The handler for the CreatePointerBarrier request of the XFixes extension does not properly validate the request length leading to out of bounds memory write. (bsc#1190487)
  • CVE-2021-4011: The handlers for the RecordCreateContext and RecordRegisterClients requests of the Record extension do not properly validate the request length leading to out of bounds memory write. (bsc#1190489)

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:

  • HPE Helion OpenStack 8
    zypper in -t patch HPE-Helion-OpenStack-8-2021-4124=1
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-8-2021-4124=1
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-8-2021-4124=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP3-2021-4124=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-BCL-2021-4124=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 BCL 12-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-BCL-2021-4124=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 ESPOS 12-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-ESPOS-2021-4124=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 LTSS 12-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2021-4124=1

Package List:

  • HPE Helion OpenStack 8 (x86_64)
    • xorg-x11-server-extra-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-debugsource-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 (x86_64)
    • xorg-x11-server-extra-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-debugsource-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 (x86_64)
    • xorg-x11-server-extra-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-debugsource-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • xorg-x11-server-extra-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-debugsource-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL 12-SP2 (x86_64)
    • xorg-x11-server-extra-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-debugsource-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 BCL 12-SP3 (x86_64)
    • xorg-x11-server-extra-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-debugsource-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 ESPOS 12-SP3 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • xorg-x11-server-extra-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-debugsource-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 LTSS 12-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • xorg-x11-server-extra-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-debugsource-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
    • xorg-x11-server-7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1

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