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RHEL 7 : xorg-x11-server (RHSA-2018:3410)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 118557
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for xorg-x11-server.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2018:3410 advisory.- xorg-x11-server: Incorrect permission check in Xorg X server allows for privilege escalation (CVE-2018-14665)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL xorg-x11-server package based on the guidance in RHSA-2018:3410.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?abd94e32
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3410
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 118557
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2018-3410.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 10/31/2018
Updated: 4/27/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-14665
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.6
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-server-xdmx, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-server-xephyr, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-server-xnest, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-server-xorg, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-server-xvfb, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-server-xwayland, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-server-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-server-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-server-source, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-server
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/30/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/25/2018
Exploitable With
Metasploit (Xorg X11 Server SUID modulepath Privilege Escalation)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-14665