[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2011:1292-1: important: Security update for xorg-x11-server
2 Dec
2011
2 Dec
'11
07:08
SUSE Security Update: Security update for xorg-x11-server ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-4028 > ) * A non-root local user could set the read permission for all users on any file or directory. (CVE-2011-4029 <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=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: http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4028.html http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4029.html https://bugzilla.novell.com/722944 http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=a425a7733f910d0e1b72d89e91656ce9 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+help@opensuse.org
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