The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6721-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that X.Org X Server incorrectly handled certain data. An attacker could possibly use     this issue to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2024-31080, CVE-2024-31081, CVE-2024-31082)

    It was discovered that X.Org X Server incorrectly handled certain glyphs. An attacker could possibly use     this issue to cause a crash or expose sensitive information. (CVE-2024-31083)

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

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

Detections

Analytics

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.10 : X.Org X Server vulnerabilities (USN-6721-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 192938

Version 1.3

Version 1.2

Version 1.1

Version 1.0

Version 1.3 Aug 29, 2024, 7:18 AM CVSSv3 score source (changed from "CVE-2024-31083" to none) Plugin Feed: 202408290718
Version 1.2 Aug 28, 2024, 7:43 PM CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 8.0) CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C") CVSS metrics ("Cvssv4 score" set to 0.0) CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2024-31083, severity increased from "Medium" to "High") CVSSv2 severity (based on None, severity decreased from "High" to "Low") CVSSv3 score source (set to "CVE-2024-31083") Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202408281943
Version 1.1 Apr 8, 2024, 2:16 PM CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 score" set to 7.8) CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H") CVSSv3 score source (changed from "CVE-2024-31082" to none) Plugin Feed: 202404081416
Version 1.0 Apr 5, 2024, 10:46 AM New Plugin Feed: 202404051046