SUSE Security Update: Security update for xorg-x11-server
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2011:1292-1
Rating: important
References: #722944
Cross-References: CVE-2011-4028 CVE-2011-4029
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1
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An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.
Description:
This update fixes two security issues with the X server:
* A local attacker could find out if a file exists by
exploiting the way that Xorg creates its lock files.
(CVE-2011-4028
)
* A non-root local user could set the read permission
for all users on any file or directory. (CVE-2011-4029
)
Indications:
Please install this update.
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 SP1:
zypper in -t patch sdksp1-xorg-x11-Xvnc-5479
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware:
zypper in -t patch slessp1-xorg-x11-Xvnc-5479
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1:
zypper in -t patch slessp1-xorg-x11-Xvnc-5479
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:
zypper in -t patch sledsp1-xorg-x11-Xvnc-5479
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
xorg-x11-server-sdk-7.4-27.40.52.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
xorg-x11-Xvnc-7.4-27.40.52.1
xorg-x11-server-7.4-27.40.52.1
xorg-x11-server-extra-7.4-27.40.52.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
xorg-x11-Xvnc-7.4-27.40.52.1
xorg-x11-server-7.4-27.40.52.1
xorg-x11-server-extra-7.4-27.40.52.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64):
xorg-x11-Xvnc-7.4-27.40.52.1
xorg-x11-server-7.4-27.40.52.1
xorg-x11-server-extra-7.4-27.40.52.1
References:
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4028.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4029.html
https://bugzilla.novell.com/722944
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login
