A xorg-x11-server security update has been released for openSUSE Leap 15.1.

openSUSE-SU-2020:2186-1: important: Security update for xorg-x11-server

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for xorg-x11-server
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:2186-1
Rating: important
References: #1174908 #1177596
Cross-References: CVE-2020-14360 CVE-2020-25712
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.1
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An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

This update for xorg-x11-server fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2020-25712: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow which could have led
to privilege escalation (bsc#1177596).
- CVE-2020-14360: Fixed an out of bounds memory accesses on too short
request which could lead to denial of service (bsc#1174908).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP1:Update update project.

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 15.1:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-2186=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.1 (i586 x86_64):

xorg-x11-server-1.20.3-lp151.4.9.1
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.3-lp151.4.9.1
xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.20.3-lp151.4.9.1
xorg-x11-server-extra-1.20.3-lp151.4.9.1
xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.20.3-lp151.4.9.1
xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.20.3-lp151.4.9.1
xorg-x11-server-source-1.20.3-lp151.4.9.1
xorg-x11-server-wayland-1.20.3-lp151.4.9.1
xorg-x11-server-wayland-debuginfo-1.20.3-lp151.4.9.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14360.html
  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25712.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1174908
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1177596