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SUSE SLES11 Security Update : xorg-x11-libs (SUSE-SU-2018:0246-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 106449
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Synopsis
The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.Description
This update for xorg-x11-libs fixes several issues. These security issues were fixed :- CVE-2017-16612: Heap overflows due to an integer overflow while parsing images and a signedness issue while parsing comments (bsc#1065386).
- CVE-2017-13720: Improper check for end of string in PatterMatch caused invalid reads (bsc#1054285)
- CVE-2017-13722: Malformed PCF file could have caused DoS or leak information (bsc#1049692)
- Prevent the X server from accessing arbitrary files as root. It is not possible to leak information, but special files can be touched allowing for causing side effects (bsc#1050459)
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
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-SP4:zypper in -t patch sdksp4-xorg-x11-libs-13444=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:zypper in -t patch slessp4-xorg-x11-libs-13444=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-xorg-x11-libs-13444=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use 'zypper patch'.
See Also
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049692
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050459
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1054285
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1065386
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13720/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13722/
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 106449
File Name: suse_SU-2018-0246-1.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 1/29/2018
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:xorg-x11-libs, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/26/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/11/2017