Security update for xorg-x11-libs

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:0246-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-13720 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  • CVE-2017-13720 ( NVD ): 7.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-13722 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2017-13722 ( NVD ): 7.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-16612 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2017-16612 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

An update that solves three vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for xorg-x11-libs fixes several issues.

These security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2017-16612: Heap overflows due to an integer overflow while parsing images and a signedness issue while parsing comments (bsc#1065386).
  • CVE-2017-13720: Improper check for end of string in PatterMatch caused invalid reads (bsc#1054285)
  • CVE-2017-13722: Malformed PCF file could have caused DoS or leak information (bsc#1049692)
  • Prevent the X server from accessing arbitrary files as root. It is not possible to leak information, but special files can be touched allowing for causing side effects (bsc#1050459)

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 Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-xorg-x11-libs-13444=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-xorg-x11-libs-13444=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-xorg-x11-libs-13444=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • xorg-x11-devel-7.4-8.26.50.5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • xorg-x11-devel-32bit-7.4-8.26.50.5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • xorg-x11-libs-7.4-8.26.50.5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ia64)
    • xorg-x11-libs-x86-7.4-8.26.50.5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • xorg-x11-libs-32bit-7.4-8.26.50.5.3
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • xorg-x11-libs-32bit-7.4-8.26.50.5.3
    • xorg-x11-libs-7.4-8.26.50.5.3

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