RockyLinux 9 : xorg-x11-server (RLSA-2024:9122)

high Nessus Plugin ID 232930

Synopsis

The remote RockyLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2024:9122 advisory.

* xorg-x11-server: Heap buffer overread/data leakage in ProcXIGetSelectedEvents (CVE-2024-31080)

* xorg-x11-server: Heap buffer overread/data leakage in ProcXIPassiveGrabDevice (CVE-2024-31081)

* xorg-x11-server: Use-after-free in ProcRenderAddGlyphs (CVE-2024-31083)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux 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://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2024:9122

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2271997

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2271998

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2272000

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 232930

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2024-9122.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 3/19/2025

Updated: 3/19/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, 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:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-xnest-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-xdmx, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-source, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-xvfb-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-common, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-xdmx-debuginfo, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-xorg, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-xnest, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-xorg-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-xephyr, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-xvfb, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-xephyr-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/17/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/4/2024

Reference Information

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