SUSE-SU-2015:0839-1

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    SUSE-SU-2015:0839-1

    Published: 23 Apr 2015Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for DirectFB

    Details: DirectFB was updated to fix two security issues. The following vulnerabilities were fixed: * CVE-2014-2977: Multiple integer signedness errors could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the Voodoo interface, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow. * CVE-2014-2978: Remote attackers could cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the Voodoo interface, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20150839-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/878345, https://bugzilla.suse.com/878349, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2977, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2978

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: DirectFB

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/DirectFB&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.7.1-4.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High