SUSE-SU-2016:3172-1: moderate: Security update for xorg-x11-libXfixes

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Fri Dec 16 06:09:13 MST 2016


   SUSE Security Update: Security update for xorg-x11-libXfixes
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2016:3172-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1002995 
Cross-References:   CVE-2016-7944
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:


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

     - insufficient validation of data from the X server can cause an integer
       overflow on 32 bit architectures (bsc#1002995, CVE-2016-7944)


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-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp4-xorg-x11-libXfixes-12891=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch slessp4-xorg-x11-libXfixes-12891=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-xorg-x11-libXfixes-12891=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      xorg-x11-libXfixes-devel-7.4-1.20.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      xorg-x11-libXfixes-devel-32bit-7.4-1.20.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      xorg-x11-libXfixes-7.4-1.20.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      xorg-x11-libXfixes-32bit-7.4-1.20.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (ia64):

      xorg-x11-libXfixes-x86-7.4-1.20.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      xorg-x11-libXfixes-debuginfo-7.4-1.20.1
      xorg-x11-libXfixes-debugsource-7.4-1.20.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7944.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1002995



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