Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.871352
Category:	Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:	RedHat Update for xorg-x11-server RHSA-2015:0797-01
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'xorg-x11-server'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'xorg-x11-server' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: X.Org is an open source implementation of the X Window System. It provides the basic low-level functionality that full-fledged graphical user interfaces are designed upon. A buffer over-read flaw was found in the way the X.Org server handled XkbGetGeometry requests. A malicious, authorized client could use this flaw to disclose portions of the X.Org server memory, or cause the X.Org server to crash using a specially crafted XkbGetGeometry request. (CVE-2015-0255) This issue was discovered by Olivier Fourdan of Red Hat. All xorg-x11-server users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. Affected Software/OS: xorg-x11-server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) Solution: Please Install the Updated Packages. CVSS Score: 6.4 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-0255 BugTraq ID: 72578 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72578 Debian Security Information: DSA-3160 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3160 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:119 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:0797 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0797.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0337 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00085.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0338 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00086.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2500-1
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