Debian dsa-5603 : xdmx - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 189388

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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-5603 advisory.

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- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5603-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso January 23, 2024 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : xorg-server CVE ID : CVE-2023-6816 CVE-2024-0229 CVE-2024-0408 CVE-2024-0409 CVE-2024-21885 CVE-2024-21886

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the Xorg X server, which may result in privilege escalation if the X server is running privileged or denial of service.

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in version 2:1.20.11-1+deb11u11.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u5.

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 Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: [email protected]
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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: Critical

ID: 189388

File Name: debian_DSA-5603.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/23/2024

Updated: 1/24/2025

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: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-6816

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xserver-xorg-core-udeb, 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, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, 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: 1/23/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/16/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-6816, CVE-2024-0229, CVE-2024-0408, CVE-2024-0409, CVE-2024-21885, CVE-2024-21886

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