SUSE-SU-2014:1592-1: moderate: Security update for tigervnc

[sle-security-updates at lists.suse.com]

   SUSE Security Update: Security update for tigervnc
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:1592-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #900896 #906922 
Cross-References:   CVE-2014-8240
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
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   An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata
   is now available.

Description:

   This update for tigervnc provides the following fixes:

   - Fixed integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow in
     screen size handling. (CVE-2014-8240)
   - Send correctly keys that don't type any characters, such as CTRL+Space.
     (bnc#906922)


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 Server 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2014-101

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2014-101

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      tigervnc-1.3.0-22.3
      tigervnc-debuginfo-1.3.0-22.3
      tigervnc-debugsource-1.3.0-22.3
      xorg-x11-Xvnc-1.3.0-22.3
      xorg-x11-Xvnc-debuginfo-1.3.0-22.3

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):

      tigervnc-1.3.0-22.3
      tigervnc-debuginfo-1.3.0-22.3
      tigervnc-debugsource-1.3.0-22.3
      xorg-x11-Xvnc-1.3.0-22.3
      xorg-x11-Xvnc-debuginfo-1.3.0-22.3


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8240.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=900896
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=906922