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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.705342
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-5342-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'xorg-server' package(s) announced via the DSA-5342-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'xorg-server' package(s) announced via the DSA-5342-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that a user-after-free flaw in the X Input extension of the X.org X server may result in privilege escalation if the X server is running under the root user.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 2:1.20.11-1+deb11u5.

We recommend that you upgrade your xorg-server packages.

For the detailed security status of xorg-server please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'xorg-server' package(s) on Debian 11.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-0494
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-30
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2165995
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/0ba6d8c37071131a49790243cdac55392ecf71ec
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-February/003320.html
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