Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2017.0269
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2017-0269)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'x11-server' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0269 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'x11-server' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0269 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Eric Sesterhenn discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly compared MIT cookies. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a timing attack and recover the MIT cookie (CVE-2017-2624). It was discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly handled endianness conversion of certain X events. An attacker able to connect to an X server, either locally or remotely, could use this issue to crash the server, or possibly execute arbitrary code as an administrator (CVE-2017-10971). It was discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly handled endianness conversion of certain X events. An attacker able to connect to an X server, either locally or remotely, could use this issue to possibly obtain sensitive information (CVE-2017-10972). Use-after-free issue in an unused function in XDM (boo#1025035). Affected Software/OS: 'x11-server' package(s) on Mageia 5. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-10971 BugTraq ID: 99546 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99546 Debian Security Information: DSA-3905 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3905 https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035283 https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=215f894965df5fb0bb45b107d84524e700d2073c https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=8caed4df36b1f802b4992edcfd282cbeeec35d9d https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=ba336b24052122b136486961c82deac76bbde455 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-10972 BugTraq ID: 99543 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99543 https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=05442de962d3dc624f79fc1a00eca3ffc5489ced Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-2624 1037919 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037919 96480 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96480 GLSA-201704-03 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03 GLSA-201710-30 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-30 [debian-lts-announce] 20171122 [SECURITY] [DLA 1186-1] xorg-server security update https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00032.html https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2624 https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/d7ac755f0b618eb1259d93c8a16ec6e39a18627c https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-001-xorg/
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