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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.68171
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2010-240-06)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'xorg-server' package(s) announced via the SSA:2010-240-06 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'xorg-server' package(s) announced via the SSA:2010-240-06 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New xorg-server packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0,
13.1, and -current to fix a security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 13.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/xorg-server-1.7.7-i486-2_slack13.1.txz: Rebuilt.
Patched to prevent overwriting stack memory and bypassing security mechanisms
on systems that use a 2.6 Linux kernel. Reported by Rafal Wojtczuk.
For more information, see:
[link moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'xorg-server' package(s) on Slackware 12.0, Slackware 12.1, Slackware 12.2, Slackware 13.0, Slackware 13.1, Slackware current.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-2240
1024344
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024344
20110428 VMSA-2011-0007 VMware ESXi and ESX Denial of Service and third party updates for Likewise components and ESX Service Console
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517739/100/0/threaded
DSA-2094
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094
MDVSA-2010:172
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:172
MDVSA-2010:198
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
MDVSA-2011:051
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
RHSA-2010:0660
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0660.html
RHSA-2010:0661
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0661.html
RHSA-2010:0670
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0670.html
RHSA-2010:0882
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0882.html
[security-announce] 20110428 VMSA-2011-0007 VMware ESXi and ESX Denial of Service and third party updates for Likewise components and ESX Service Console
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000133.html
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=320b2b8de12698082609ebbc1a17165727f4c893
http://www.invisiblethingslab.com/resources/misc-2010/xorg-large-memory-attacks.pdf
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.52
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.19
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34.4
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35.2
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0007.html
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=606611
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13247
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13247
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