SUSE-SU-2015:0427-1: moderate: Security update for xorg-x11-Xvnc

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

   SUSE Security Update: Security update for xorg-x11-Xvnc
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2015:0427-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #883051 #915810 
Cross-References:   CVE-2015-0255
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
         <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=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