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Test ID: | 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.881802 |
Category: | CentOS Local Security Checks |
Title: | CentOS Update for xorg-x11-server-common CESA-2013:1426 centos6 |
Summary: | The remote host is missing an update for the 'xorg-x11-server-common'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. |
Description: | Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'xorg-x11-server-common' 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 use-after-free flaw was found in the way the X.Org server handled ImageText requests. A malicious, authorized client could use this flaw to crash the X.Org server or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with root privileges. (CVE-2013-4396) Red Hat would like to thank the X.Org security team for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Pedro Ribeiro as the original reporter. 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-common on CentOS 6 Solution: Please install the updated packages. 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-2013-4396 BugTraq ID: 62892 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62892 Debian Security Information: DSA-2784 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2784 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/08/6 http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2013-October/002332.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:1426 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1426.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:1610 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00056.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:1614 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00060.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1990-1 |
Copyright | Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AG |
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