SUSE-SU-2017:1675-1

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    SUSE-SU-2017:1675-1

    Published: 26 Jun 2017Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-2624
    Aliases:
    CVE-2017-2624

    Summary: Security update for xorg-x11-server

    Details: This update for xorg-x11-server provides the following fixes: - Remove unused function with use-after-free issue. (bsc#1025035) - Use arc4random to generate cookies. (bsc#1025084) - Prevent timing attack against MIT cookie. (bsc#1025029, CVE-2017-2624) - XDrawArc performance improvement. (bsc#1019649) - Re-enable indirect GLX by default. (bsc#1039042) - Add IndirectGLX ServerFlags option which allows users to enable or disable indirect GLX. (bsc#1032509) - Fix dashing in GLAMOR. (bsc#1021803) - Fix X server crash on drawing dashed lines. (bsc#1025985)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20171675-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1019649, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1021803, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1025029, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1025035, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1025084, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1025985, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1032509, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1039042, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2624

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: xorg-x11-server

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/xorg-x11-server&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -7.6_1.18.3-71.1

    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
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