A xorg-x11-server security update has been released for openSUSE Leap 15.2.

openSUSE-SU-2021:1587-1: important: Security update for xorg-x11-server

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for xorg-x11-server
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:1587-1
Rating: important
References: #1193030
Cross-References: CVE-2021-4008
CVSS scores:
CVE-2021-4008 (SUSE): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.2
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

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

- CVE-2021-4008: Fixed Privilege Escalation Vulnerability via
Out-Of-Bounds Access in SProcRenderCompositeGlyphs (bsc#1193030).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP2: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 15.2:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2021-1587=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (i586 x86_64):

xorg-x11-server-1.20.3-lp152.8.33.1
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.3-lp152.8.33.1
xorg-x11-server-debugsource-1.20.3-lp152.8.33.1
xorg-x11-server-extra-1.20.3-lp152.8.33.1
xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo-1.20.3-lp152.8.33.1
xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.20.3-lp152.8.33.1
xorg-x11-server-source-1.20.3-lp152.8.33.1
xorg-x11-server-wayland-1.20.3-lp152.8.33.1
xorg-x11-server-wayland-debuginfo-1.20.3-lp152.8.33.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4008.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1193030