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AlmaLinux 8 : xorg-x11-server and xorg-x11-server-Xwayland (ALSA-2024:8798)
high Nessus Plugin ID 210438
Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2024:8798 advisory.* xorg-x11-server: tigervnc: heap-based buffer overflow privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2024-9632)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux 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 affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 210438
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2024-8798.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 11/6/2024
Updated: 11/6/2024
Supported Sensors: 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-2024-9632
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:alma:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:xorg-x11-server-common, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:xorg-x11-server-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:xorg-x11-server-source, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:xorg-x11-server-xdmx, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:xorg-x11-server-xephyr, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:xorg-x11-server-xnest, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:xorg-x11-server-xorg, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:xorg-x11-server-xvfb, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:xorg-x11-server-xwayland, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/4/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/29/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-9632