Debian dla-3185 : xdmx - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 167276

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3185 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3185-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Emilio Pozuelo Monfort November 10, 2022 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : xorg-server Version : 2:1.20.4-1+deb10u6 CVE ID : CVE-2022-3550 CVE-2022-3551

Two vulnerabilities were found in the Xkb extension of the X.org X server, which could result in denial of service or possibly privilege escalation if the X server is running privileged.

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 2:1.20.4-1+deb10u6.

We recommend that you upgrade your xorg-server packages.

For the detailed security status of xorg-server please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/xorg-server

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the xdmx packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 167276

File Name: debian_DLA-3185.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/11/2022

Updated: 1/22/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-3550

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xnest, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xserver-xorg-core, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xdmx, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xwayland, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xdmx-tools, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xserver-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xvfb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xserver-xephyr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xserver-xorg-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xorg-server-source, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xserver-xorg-legacy

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/10/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/17/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-3550, CVE-2022-3551

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