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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843253
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3362-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-16.04, xorg-server-lts-xenial' package(s) announced via the USN-3362-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-16.04, xorg-server-lts-xenial' package(s) announced via the USN-3362-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
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)

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)

Affected Software/OS:
'xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-16.04, xorg-server-lts-xenial' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 17.04.

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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