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RHEL 9 : libX11 (RHSA-2023:6497)
high Nessus Plugin ID 185125
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for libX11.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2023:6497 advisory.The libX11 packages contain the core X11 protocol client library.
Security Fix(es):
* libX11: InitExt.c can overwrite unintended portions of the Display structure if the extension request leads to a buffer overflow (CVE-2023-3138)
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.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 Release Notes linked from 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 this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL libX11 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:6497.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?619e5320
http://www.nessus.org/u?6a674880
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 185125
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-6497.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 11/7/2023
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-3138
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libx11-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libx11-xcb, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libx11, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libx11-common
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: 11/7/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/16/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-3138