openSUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2010:0583-1 (xorg-x11-server)

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openSUSE-SU-2010:0583-1 (moderate): xorg-x11-server: Fixed memory corruption in XRender 
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Tue,  7 Sep 2010 17:08:12 +0200 (CEST)
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   openSUSE Security Update: xorg-x11-server: Fixed memory corruption in XRender
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2010:0583-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #597232 
Cross-References:   CVE-2010-1166
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 11.2
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   This update fixes a memory corruption in the X Render
   extension in the X server.

   CVE-2010-1166: The fbComposite function in fbpict.c in the
   Render extension in the X server in X.Org X11R7.1 allows
   remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service
   (memory corruption and daemon crash) or possibly execute
   arbitrary code via a crafted request, related to an
   incorrect macro definition.


Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - openSUSE 11.2:

      zypper in -t patch xorg-x11-Xvnc-2875

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - openSUSE 11.2 (i586 x86_64):

      xorg-x11-Xvnc-7.4-61.64.1
      xorg-x11-server-7.4-61.64.1
      xorg-x11-server-extra-7.4-61.64.1
      xorg-x11-server-sdk-7.4-61.64.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1166.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/597232