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Scientific Linux Security Update : mesa on SL5.x i386/x86_64 (20130603)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 66778

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was found that Mesa did not correctly validate messages from the X server. A malicious X server could cause an application using Mesa to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2013-1993)

All running applications linked against Mesa must be restarted for this update to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?f9d6445c

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 66778

File Name: sl_20130603_mesa_on_SL5_x.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/4/2013

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mesa-source, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:glx-utils, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mesa-libglu, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mesa-libgl-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mesa-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mesa-libglw, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mesa-libgl, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mesa-libosmesa-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mesa-libglw-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mesa-libglu-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mesa-libosmesa

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/3/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/15/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1993