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RHEL 7 : xorg-x11-server (RHSA-2022:8491)
high Nessus Plugin ID 167742
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for xorg-x11-server.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2022:8491 advisory.X.Org is an open-source implementation of the X Window System. It provides the basic low-level functionality that full-fledged graphical user interfaces are designed upon.
Security Fix(es):
* xorg-x11-server: buffer overflow in _GetCountedString() in xkb/xkb.c (CVE-2022-3550)
* xorg-x11-server: memory leak in ProcXkbGetKbdByName() in xkb/xkb.c (CVE-2022-3551)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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
Update the RHEL xorg-x11-server package based on the guidance in RHSA-2022:8491.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?e6c8e178
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8491
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 167742
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2022-8491.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 11/16/2022
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
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:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-server-xorg, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-server-xwayland, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-server-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-server-xnest, 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, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-server-xdmx, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-server-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-server-xvfb, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-server-xephyr
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/16/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/17/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-3550, CVE-2022-3551