Security update for libX11

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0740-1
Release Date: 2025-02-28T10:10:32Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-26597 ( SUSE ): 6.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-26597 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2025-26597 ( 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 High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libX11 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-26597: improper resizing of key actions when nGroups is 0 can lead to buffer overflows in XkbChangeTypesOfKey() (bsc#1237431).

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 Server 12 SP5 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-740=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-740=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libX11-xcb1-1.6.2-12.36.1
    • libX11-debugsource-1.6.2-12.36.1
    • libX11-6-debuginfo-1.6.2-12.36.1
    • libX11-devel-1.6.2-12.36.1
    • libX11-xcb1-debuginfo-1.6.2-12.36.1
    • libX11-6-1.6.2-12.36.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
    • libX11-data-1.6.2-12.36.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (s390x x86_64)
    • libX11-xcb1-debuginfo-32bit-1.6.2-12.36.1
    • libX11-6-32bit-1.6.2-12.36.1
    • libX11-xcb1-32bit-1.6.2-12.36.1
    • libX11-6-debuginfo-32bit-1.6.2-12.36.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • libX11-xcb1-1.6.2-12.36.1
    • libX11-debugsource-1.6.2-12.36.1
    • libX11-6-debuginfo-1.6.2-12.36.1
    • libX11-6-32bit-1.6.2-12.36.1
    • libX11-xcb1-debuginfo-32bit-1.6.2-12.36.1
    • libX11-devel-1.6.2-12.36.1
    • libX11-xcb1-debuginfo-1.6.2-12.36.1
    • libX11-6-1.6.2-12.36.1
    • libX11-xcb1-32bit-1.6.2-12.36.1
    • libX11-6-debuginfo-32bit-1.6.2-12.36.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    • libX11-data-1.6.2-12.36.1

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