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GLSA-202008-18 : X.Org X11 library: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 139937

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202008-18 (X.Org X11 library: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in X.org X11 library.
 Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All X.org X11 library users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-libs/libX11-1.6.12'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-18

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 139937

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202008-18.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 8/28/2020

Updated: 2/23/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-14363

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libx11, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/27/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/5/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-14344, CVE-2020-14363

GLSA: 202008-18

IAVB: 2020-B-0051