A xwayland security update has been released for SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE Leap 15.4.

SUSE-SU-2023:0289-1: important: Security update for xwayland

SUSE Security Update: Security update for xwayland
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:0289-1
Rating: important
References: #1207783
Cross-References: CVE-2023-0494
CVSS scores:
CVE-2023-0494 (SUSE): 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 Desktop 15-SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15-SP4SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15-SP4 openSUSE Leap 15.4
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description:

This update for xwayland fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2023-0494: Fixed a use-after-free in DeepCopyPointerClasses (bsc#1207783).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 15.4:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-289=1

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15-SP4:

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP4-2023-289=1

Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

xwayland-21.1.4-150400.3.9.1
xwayland-debuginfo-21.1.4-150400.3.9.1
xwayland-debugsource-21.1.4-150400.3.9.1
xwayland-devel-21.1.4-150400.3.9.1

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15-SP4 (x86_64):
xwayland-21.1.4-150400.3.9.1
xwayland-debuginfo-21.1.4-150400.3.9.1
xwayland-debugsource-21.1.4-150400.3.9.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0494.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1207783