Upstream information

CVE-2014-2978 at MITRE

Description

The Dispatch_Write function in proxy/dispatcher/idirectfbsurface_dispatcher.c in DirectFB 1.4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the Voodoo interface, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having critical severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 10
Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 878349 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • DirectFB >= 1.7.1-4.1
  • DirectFB-devel >= 1.7.1-4.1
  • lib++dfb-1_7-1 >= 1.7.1-4.1
  • lib++dfb-devel >= 1.7.1-4.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1 >= 1.7.1-4.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit >= 1.7.1-4.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 GA DirectFB-1.7.1-4.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 GA DirectFB-devel-1.7.1-4.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 GA libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit-1.7.1-4.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • DirectFB >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • DirectFB-devel >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • lib++dfb-1_7-1 >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • lib++dfb-devel >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1 >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit >= 1.7.1-6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 GA DirectFB-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 GA DirectFB-devel-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2 GA libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
  • DirectFB >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • DirectFB-devel >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • lib++dfb-1_7-1 >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • lib++dfb-devel >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1 >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit >= 1.7.1-6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 GA DirectFB-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 GA DirectFB-devel-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 GA libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4
  • DirectFB >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • DirectFB-devel >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • lib++dfb-1_7-1 >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • lib++dfb-devel >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1 >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit >= 1.7.1-6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 GA DirectFB-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 GA DirectFB-devel-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 GA libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
  • DirectFB >= 1.7.1-4.1
  • DirectFB-devel >= 1.7.1-4.1
  • lib++dfb-1_7-1 >= 1.7.1-4.1
  • lib++dfb-devel >= 1.7.1-4.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1 >= 1.7.1-4.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit >= 1.7.1-4.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-185
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2015-185
SUSE-SLE-WE-12-2015-185
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • DirectFB >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • lib++dfb-1_7-1 >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1 >= 1.7.1-6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 GA DirectFB-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • DirectFB >= 1.7.1-4.1
  • DirectFB-devel >= 1.7.1-4.1
  • lib++dfb-1_7-1 >= 1.7.1-4.1
  • lib++dfb-devel >= 1.7.1-4.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1 >= 1.7.1-4.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit >= 1.7.1-4.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 GA DirectFB-1.7.1-4.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 GA DirectFB-devel-1.7.1-4.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 GA libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit-1.7.1-4.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • DirectFB >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • DirectFB-devel >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • lib++dfb-1_7-1 >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • lib++dfb-devel >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1 >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit >= 1.7.1-6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 GA DirectFB-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 GA DirectFB-devel-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2 GA libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • DirectFB >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • DirectFB-devel >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • lib++dfb-1_7-1 >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • lib++dfb-devel >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1 >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit >= 1.7.1-6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 GA DirectFB-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 GA DirectFB-devel-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 GA libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • DirectFB >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • DirectFB-devel >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • lib++dfb-1_7-1 >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • lib++dfb-devel >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1 >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit >= 1.7.1-6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 GA DirectFB-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 GA DirectFB-devel-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 GA libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • DirectFB >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • DirectFB-devel >= 1.7.1-3.1
  • lib++dfb-1_7-1 >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • lib++dfb-devel >= 1.7.1-3.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1 >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit >= 1.7.1-4.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 GA DirectFB-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 GA DirectFB-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 GA DirectFB-devel-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 GA DirectFB-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 GA libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
  • DirectFB >= 1.7.1-4.1
  • DirectFB-devel >= 1.7.1-4.1
  • lib++dfb-1_7-1 >= 1.7.1-4.1
  • lib++dfb-devel >= 1.7.1-4.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1 >= 1.7.1-4.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit >= 1.7.1-4.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2015-185
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-185
SUSE-SLE-WE-12-2015-185
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
  • DirectFB >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • lib++dfb-1_7-1 >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1 >= 1.7.1-6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 GA DirectFB-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
  • DirectFB-devel >= 1.7.1-4.1
  • lib++dfb-devel >= 1.7.1-4.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit >= 1.7.1-4.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 GA DirectFB-devel-1.7.1-4.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 GA libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit-1.7.1-4.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • DirectFB-devel >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • lib++dfb-devel >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit >= 1.7.1-6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 GA DirectFB-devel-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2 GA libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • DirectFB-devel >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • lib++dfb-devel >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit >= 1.7.1-6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 GA DirectFB-devel-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 GA libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
  • DirectFB-devel >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • lib++dfb-devel >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit >= 1.7.1-6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 GA DirectFB-devel-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 GA libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • DirectFB-devel >= 1.7.1-3.1
  • lib++dfb-devel >= 1.7.1-3.1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit >= 1.7.1-4.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 GA DirectFB-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 GA DirectFB-devel-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 GA DirectFB-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 GA libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
  • DirectFB-devel >= 1.7.1-4.1
  • lib++dfb-devel >= 1.7.1-4.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 GA DirectFB-devel-1.7.1-4.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
  • DirectFB-devel >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • lib++dfb-devel >= 1.7.1-6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 GA DirectFB-devel-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
  • DirectFB-devel >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • lib++dfb-devel >= 1.7.1-6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 GA DirectFB-devel-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4
  • DirectFB-devel >= 1.7.1-6.1
  • lib++dfb-devel >= 1.7.1-6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 GA DirectFB-devel-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
  • DirectFB-devel >= 1.7.1-3.1
  • lib++dfb-devel >= 1.7.1-3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 GA DirectFB-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 GA DirectFB-devel-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
  • DirectFB-devel >= 1.7.1-4.1
  • lib++dfb-devel >= 1.7.1-4.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2015-185
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit >= 1.7.1-4.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 GA libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit-1.7.1-4.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit >= 1.7.1-6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2 GA libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit >= 1.7.1-6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 GA libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit >= 1.7.1-6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 GA libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit >= 1.7.1-4.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 GA DirectFB-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 GA libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit-1.7.1-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
  • libdirectfb-1_7-1-32bit >= 1.7.1-4.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-WE-12-2015-185
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • DirectFB >= 1.7.7-5.9
  • DirectFB-Mesa >= 1.7.7-5.9
  • DirectFB-devel >= 1.7.7-5.9
  • DirectFB-devel-32bit >= 1.7.7-5.9
  • DirectFB-doc >= 1.7.7-5.9
  • DirectFB-libSDL >= 1.7.7-5.9
  • DirectFB-libvncclient >= 1.7.7-5.9
  • lib++dfb-1_7-7 >= 1.7.7-5.9
  • lib++dfb-devel >= 1.7.7-5.9
  • libdirectfb-1_7-7 >= 1.7.7-5.9
  • libdirectfb-1_7-7-32bit >= 1.7.7-5.9
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-10535

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 DirectFB Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 DirectFB Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS DirectFB Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 DirectFB Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 DirectFB Released
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 DirectFB Released
SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 DirectFB Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 DirectFB Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 DirectFB Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 DirectFB Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 DirectFB Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 DirectFB Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 DirectFB Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 DirectFB Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 DirectFB Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 DirectFB Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT DirectFB Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Image Server 12 SP2 DirectFB Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS DirectFB Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 DirectFB Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS DirectFB Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 DirectFB Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS DirectFB Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 DirectFB Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS DirectFB Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 DirectFB Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 DirectFB Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS DirectFB Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 DirectFB Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL DirectFB Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS DirectFB Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS DirectFB Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 DirectFB Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL DirectFB Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS DirectFB Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS DirectFB Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 DirectFB Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS DirectFB Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS DirectFB Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS DirectFB Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 DirectFB Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP2 DirectFB Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 DirectFB Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 DirectFB Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 DirectFB Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 DirectFB Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 DirectFB Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 DirectFB Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 DirectFB Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 DirectFB Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 DirectFB Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 DirectFB Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 DirectFB Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 DirectFB Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 DirectFB Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 DirectFB Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 DirectFB Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 DirectFB Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 DirectFB Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 DirectFB Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2 DirectFB Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 DirectFB Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 DirectFB Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 DirectFB Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 DirectFB Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 DirectFB Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 DirectFB Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 DirectFB Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 DirectFB Released

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri May 16 15:36:51 2014
CVE page last modified: Thu Nov 14 16:38:45 2024