SUSE-SU-2018:0246-1: moderate: Security update for xorg-x11-libs

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for xorg-x11-libs
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2018:0246-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1049692 #1050459 #1054285 #1065386 
Cross-References:   CVE-2017-13720 CVE-2017-13722 CVE-2017-16612
                   
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 solves three vulnerabilities and has one
   errata is now available.

Description:

   This update for xorg-x11-libs fixes several issues.

   These security issues were fixed:

   - CVE-2017-16612: Heap overflows due to an integer overflow while parsing
     images and a signedness issue while parsing comments (bsc#1065386).
   - CVE-2017-13720: Improper check for end of string in PatterMatch caused
     invalid reads (bsc#1054285)
   - CVE-2017-13722: Malformed PCF file could have caused DoS or leak
     information (bsc#1049692)
   - Prevent the X server from accessing arbitrary files as root. It is not
     possible to leak information, but special files can be touched allowing
     for causing side effects (bsc#1050459)


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-libs-13444=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch slessp4-xorg-x11-libs-13444=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-xorg-x11-libs-13444=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-devel-7.4-8.26.50.5.3

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

      xorg-x11-devel-32bit-7.4-8.26.50.5.3

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

      xorg-x11-libs-7.4-8.26.50.5.3

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

      xorg-x11-libs-32bit-7.4-8.26.50.5.3

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

      xorg-x11-libs-x86-7.4-8.26.50.5.3

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

      xorg-x11-libs-debuginfo-7.4-8.26.50.5.3
      xorg-x11-libs-debugsource-7.4-8.26.50.5.3


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13720.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13722.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16612.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1049692
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1050459
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1054285
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1065386



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