GLSA-201704-03 : X.Org: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 99276

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201704-03 (X.Org: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in X.Org server and libraries. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :

A local or remote users can utilize the vulnerabilities to attach to the X.Org session as a user and execute arbitrary code.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All X.Org-server users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-base/xorg-server-1.19.2' All libICE users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-libs/libICE-1.0.9-r1' All libXdmcp users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-libs/libXdmcp-1.1.2-r1' All libXrender users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-libs/libXrender-0.9.10' All libXi users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-libs/libXi-1.7.7' All libXrandr users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-libs/libXrandr-1.5.1' All libXfixes users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-libs/libXfixes-5.0.3' All libXv users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-libs/libXv-1.0.11'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 99276

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201704-03.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Published: 4/11/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libice, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libxdmcp, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libxfixes, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libxi, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libxrandr, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libxrender, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libxv, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:xorg-server, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 4/10/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/13/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-5407, CVE-2016-7942, CVE-2016-7943, CVE-2016-7944, CVE-2016-7945, CVE-2016-7946, CVE-2016-7947, CVE-2016-7948, CVE-2016-7949, CVE-2016-7950, CVE-2016-7953, CVE-2017-2624, CVE-2017-2625, CVE-2017-2626

GLSA: 201704-03