Security update for tigervnc

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:1592-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12

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

Description:

This update for tigervnc provides the following fixes:

  • Fixed integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow in screen size handling. (CVE-2014-8240)
  • Send correctly keys that don't type any characters, such as CTRL+Space. (bnc#906922)

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 Desktop 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2014-101=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2014-101=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2014-101=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64)
    • tigervnc-1.3.0-22.3
    • tigervnc-debugsource-1.3.0-22.3
    • xorg-x11-Xvnc-1.3.0-22.3
    • xorg-x11-Xvnc-debuginfo-1.3.0-22.3
    • tigervnc-debuginfo-1.3.0-22.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • tigervnc-1.3.0-22.3
    • tigervnc-debugsource-1.3.0-22.3
    • xorg-x11-Xvnc-1.3.0-22.3
    • xorg-x11-Xvnc-debuginfo-1.3.0-22.3
    • tigervnc-debuginfo-1.3.0-22.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 (x86_64)
    • tigervnc-1.3.0-22.3
    • tigervnc-debugsource-1.3.0-22.3
    • xorg-x11-Xvnc-1.3.0-22.3
    • xorg-x11-Xvnc-debuginfo-1.3.0-22.3
    • tigervnc-debuginfo-1.3.0-22.3

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