Debian DSA-5517-1 : libx11 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 182651

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 11 / 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5517 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 libx11 packages.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 2

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 182651

File Name: debian_DSA-5517.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/5/2023

Updated: 10/16/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-43787

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libx11-6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libx11-data, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libx11-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libx11-xcb-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libx11-xcb1, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libx11-6-udeb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libx11-dev, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/5/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/5/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-43785, CVE-2023-43786, CVE-2023-43787

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