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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842168
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2568-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libx11, libxrender' package(s) announced via the USN-2568-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libx11, libxrender' package(s) announced via the USN-2568-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Abhishek Arya discovered that libX11 incorrectly handled memory in the
MakeBigReq macro. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
applications to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code.

In addition, following the macro fix in libx11, a number of other packages
have also been rebuilt as security updates including libxrender, libxext,
libxi, libxfixes, libxrandr, libsdl1.2, libxv, libxp, and
xserver-xorg-video-vmware.

Affected Software/OS:
'libx11, libxrender' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-7439
BugTraq ID: 73962
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73962
Debian Security Information: DSA-3224 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3224
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/81
http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2015-April/002561.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2568-1
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