Security update for xorg-x11-libXrender

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:3115-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2016-7949 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2016-7950 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

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

  • insufficient validation of data from the X server can cause out of boundary memory writes (bsc#1003002, CVE-2016-7949, CVE-2016-7950)

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 Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-xorg-x11-libXrender-12885=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-xorg-x11-libXrender-12885=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-xorg-x11-libXrender-12885=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • xorg-x11-libXrender-devel-7.4-1.20.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • xorg-x11-libXrender-devel-32bit-7.4-1.20.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • xorg-x11-libXrender-7.4-1.20.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ia64)
    • xorg-x11-libXrender-x86-7.4-1.20.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • xorg-x11-libXrender-32bit-7.4-1.20.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • xorg-x11-libXrender-7.4-1.20.1
    • xorg-x11-libXrender-32bit-7.4-1.20.1

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