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Fedora 15 : xorg-x11-server-utils-7.5-5.fc15 (2011-4984)

high Nessus Plugin ID 53456

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

fixes CVE-2011-0465 root hole via rogue hostname in xrdb

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Update the affected xorg-x11-server-utils package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?cacb440b

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 53456

File Name: fedora_2011-4984.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/18/2011

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:15, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:xorg-x11-server-utils

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/7/2011

Reference Information

BID: 47189

FEDORA: 2011-4984