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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.130063
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2015-0316)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'x11-server' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2015-0316 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'x11-server' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2015-0316 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The authentication setup in XWayland 1.16.x and 1.17.x before 1.17.2 starts the
server in non-authenticating mode, which allows local users to read from or
send information to arbitrary X11 clients via vectors involving a UNIX socket
(CVE-2015-3164).

Affected Software/OS:
'x11-server' package(s) on Mageia 5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
3.6

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-3164
75535
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75535
GLSA-201701-64
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-64
[wayland-devel] 20150610 X.Org/Wayland Security Advisory: Missing authentication in XWayland
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2015-June/022548.html
openSUSE-SU-2015:1095
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00044.html
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AG

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