Security update for xwayland

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:3791-1
Release Date: 2024-10-30T08:19:49Z
Rating: important
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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 15.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

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 15.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-3791=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLED-15-SP4-LTSS-2024-3791=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • xwayland-21.1.4-150400.3.39.1
    • xwayland-debugsource-21.1.4-150400.3.39.1
    • xwayland-debuginfo-21.1.4-150400.3.39.1
    • xwayland-devel-21.1.4-150400.3.39.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4 (x86_64)
    • xwayland-21.1.4-150400.3.39.1
    • xwayland-debugsource-21.1.4-150400.3.39.1
    • xwayland-debuginfo-21.1.4-150400.3.39.1

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