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Oracle Linux 8 : tigervnc (ELSA-2024-3261)

high Nessus Plugin ID 198080

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2024-3261 advisory.

 - Fix CVE-2024-31080 tigervnc: xorg-x11-server: Heap buffer overread/data leakage in ProcXIGetSelectedEvents Resolves: RHEL-30755
 - Fix CVE-2024-31083 tigervnc: xorg-x11-server: User-after-free in ProcRenderAddGlyphs Resolves: RHEL-30767

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle 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 affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-3261.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 198080

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-3261.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/29/2024

Updated: 9/21/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-31081

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-31083

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tigervnc-server-minimal, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tigervnc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tigervnc-icons, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tigervnc-server, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tigervnc-license, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::appstream, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tigervnc-server-module, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tigervnc-selinux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/29/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/4/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-31080, CVE-2024-31081, CVE-2024-31083