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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2017.0366
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2017-0366)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'x11-server' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0366 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'x11-server' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0366 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
In Xext/shm, the shmseg resource id can belong to a non-existing client
and abort X server with FatalError 'client not in use', or overwrite
existing segment of another existing client (CVE-2017-13721).

Generating strings for XKB data used a single shared static buffer,
which offered several opportunities for errors when strings end up
longer than anticipated (CVE-2017-13723).

Affected Software/OS:
'x11-server' package(s) on Mageia 5, Mageia 6.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.6

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-13721
BugTraq ID: 101238
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101238
Debian Security Information: DSA-4000 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4000
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-30
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/04/10
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2017-October/002808.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-13723
BugTraq ID: 101253
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101253
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00032.html
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