Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.871447
Category:	Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:	RedHat Update for libXfont RHSA-2015:1708-01
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'libXfont'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'libXfont' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: The libXfont package provides the X.Org libXfont runtime library. X.Org is an open source implementation of the X Window System. An integer overflow flaw was found in the way libXfont processed certain Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format (BDF) fonts. A malicious, local user could use this flaw to crash the X.Org server or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the X.Org server. (CVE-2015-1802) An integer truncation flaw was discovered in the way libXfont processed certain Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format (BDF) fonts. A malicious, local user could use this flaw to crash the X.Org server or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the X.Org server. (CVE-2015-1804) A NULL pointer dereference flaw was discovered in the way libXfont processed certain Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format (BDF) fonts. A malicious, local user could use this flaw to crash the X.Org server. (CVE-2015-1803) All libXfont users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches to correct these issues. Affected Software/OS: libXfont on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) Solution: Please Install the Updated Packages. CVSS Score: 8.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-1802 BugTraq ID: 73277 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73277 Debian Security Information: DSA-3194 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3194 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152497.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152838.html https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-21 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:145 http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2015-03-17/ RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1708 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1708.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031935 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:0674 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00002.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:0702 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00005.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0614 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00032.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2536-1 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-1803 BugTraq ID: 73280 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73280 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-1804 BugTraq ID: 73279 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73279 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:2300 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00074.html
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