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Red Hat Security Advisory 2022-8491-01

Red Hat Security Advisory 2022-8491-01 - X.Org is an open-source implementation of the X Window System. It provides the basic low-level functionality that full-fledged graphical user interfaces are designed upon. Issues addressed include buffer overflow and memory leak vulnerabilities.

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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Important: xorg-x11-server security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2022:8491-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8491
Issue date: 2022-11-16
CVE Names: CVE-2022-3550 CVE-2022-3551
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  1. Summary:

An update for xorg-x11-server is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

  1. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - noarch, ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64

  1. Description:

X.Org is an open-source implementation of the X Window System. It provides
the basic low-level functionality that full-fledged graphical user
interfaces are designed upon.

Security Fix(es):

  • xorg-x11-server: buffer overflow in _GetCountedString() in xkb/xkb.c
    (CVE-2022-3550)

  • xorg-x11-server: memory leak in ProcXkbGetKbdByName() in xkb/xkb.c
    (CVE-2022-3551)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.

  1. Solution:

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

  1. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

2140698 - CVE-2022-3550 xorg-x11-server: buffer overflow in _GetCountedString() in xkb/xkb.c
2140701 - CVE-2022-3551 xorg-x11-server: memory leak in ProcXkbGetKbdByName() in xkb/xkb.c

  1. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):

Source:
xorg-x11-server-1.20.4-19.el7_9.src.rpm

x86_64:
xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-common-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):

noarch:
xorg-x11-server-source-1.20.4-19.el7_9.noarch.rpm

x86_64:
xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.4-19.el7_9.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-devel-1.20.4-19.el7_9.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-server-devel-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):

Source:
xorg-x11-server-1.20.4-19.el7_9.src.rpm

noarch:
xorg-x11-server-source-1.20.4-19.el7_9.noarch.rpm

x86_64:
xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-common-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.4-19.el7_9.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-devel-1.20.4-19.el7_9.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-server-devel-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):

Source:
xorg-x11-server-1.20.4-19.el7_9.src.rpm

ppc64:
xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.20.4-19.el7_9.ppc64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.20.4-19.el7_9.ppc64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-common-1.20.4-19.el7_9.ppc64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.4-19.el7_9.ppc64.rpm

ppc64le:
xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.20.4-19.el7_9.ppc64le.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.20.4-19.el7_9.ppc64le.rpm
xorg-x11-server-common-1.20.4-19.el7_9.ppc64le.rpm
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.4-19.el7_9.ppc64le.rpm

s390x:
xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.20.4-19.el7_9.s390x.rpm
xorg-x11-server-common-1.20.4-19.el7_9.s390x.rpm
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.4-19.el7_9.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-common-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7):

noarch:
xorg-x11-server-source-1.20.4-19.el7_9.noarch.rpm

ppc64:
xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.20.4-19.el7_9.ppc64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.20.4-19.el7_9.ppc64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.20.4-19.el7_9.ppc64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-1.20.4-19.el7_9.ppc64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.4-19.el7_9.ppc.rpm
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.4-19.el7_9.ppc64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-devel-1.20.4-19.el7_9.ppc.rpm
xorg-x11-server-devel-1.20.4-19.el7_9.ppc64.rpm

ppc64le:
xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.20.4-19.el7_9.ppc64le.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.20.4-19.el7_9.ppc64le.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.20.4-19.el7_9.ppc64le.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-1.20.4-19.el7_9.ppc64le.rpm
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.4-19.el7_9.ppc64le.rpm
xorg-x11-server-devel-1.20.4-19.el7_9.ppc64le.rpm

s390x:
xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.20.4-19.el7_9.s390x.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.20.4-19.el7_9.s390x.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.20.4-19.el7_9.s390x.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-1.20.4-19.el7_9.s390x.rpm
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.4-19.el7_9.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.4-19.el7_9.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-devel-1.20.4-19.el7_9.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-server-devel-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):

Source:
xorg-x11-server-1.20.4-19.el7_9.src.rpm

x86_64:
xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-common-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7):

noarch:
xorg-x11-server-source-1.20.4-19.el7_9.noarch.rpm

x86_64:
xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.4-19.el7_9.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-server-devel-1.20.4-19.el7_9.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-server-devel-1.20.4-19.el7_9.x86_64.rpm

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  1. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3550
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3551
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

  1. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is [email protected]. More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

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