Security update for libX11

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:2453-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2023-43785 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2023-43785 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2023-43786 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2023-43786 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2023-43787 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2023-43787 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libX11 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2023-43786: Fixed stack exhaustion from infinite recursion in PutSubImage() (bsc#1215684).
  • CVE-2023-43787: Fixed integer overflow in XCreateImage() leading to a heap overflow (bsc#1215685).
  • CVE-2023-43785: Fixed out-of-bounds memory access in _XkbReadKeySyms() (bsc#1215683).

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 Micro 5.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2024-2453=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (ppc64le)
    • libX11-6-1.6.5-150000.3.33.1
    • libX11-6-debuginfo-1.6.5-150000.3.33.1
    • libX11-xcb1-debuginfo-1.6.5-150000.3.33.1
    • libX11-debugsource-1.6.5-150000.3.33.1
    • libX11-xcb1-1.6.5-150000.3.33.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (noarch)
    • libX11-data-1.6.5-150000.3.33.1

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