Security update for xorg-x11-Xvnc

SUSE Security Update: Security update for xorg-x11-Xvnc
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:0427-1
Rating: moderate
References: #883051 #915810
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
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    An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available.

    Description:


    xorg-x11-server has been updated to fix one security issue:

    * CVE-2015-0255: Check string lenghts in XkbSetGeometry request
    (bnc#915810)

    This non-security issue has been fixed:

    * Option '-showopts' now works with all drivers (bnc#883051)

    Security Issues:

    * CVE-2015-0255

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp3-xorg-x11-Xvnc=10298
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-xorg-x11-Xvnc=10298
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-xorg-x11-Xvnc=10298
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-xorg-x11-Xvnc=10298

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • xorg-x11-server-sdk-7.4-27.103.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
      • xorg-x11-Xvnc-7.4-27.103.1
      • xorg-x11-server-7.4-27.103.1
      • xorg-x11-server-extra-7.4-27.103.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • xorg-x11-Xvnc-7.4-27.103.1
      • xorg-x11-server-7.4-27.103.1
      • xorg-x11-server-extra-7.4-27.103.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • xorg-x11-Xvnc-7.4-27.103.1
      • xorg-x11-server-7.4-27.103.1
      • xorg-x11-server-extra-7.4-27.103.1

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0255.html
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/883051
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/915810
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=a4c1e1aca4a9b4bcb04fc250cf330822