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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.6168.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6168-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libx11' package(s) announced via the USN-6168-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libx11' package(s) announced via the USN-6168-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Gregory James Duck discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled certain
Request, Event, or Error IDs. If a user were tricked into connecting to a
malicious X Server, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause libx11 to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Affected Software/OS:
'libx11' package(s) on Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 22.10, Ubuntu 23.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-3138
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3138
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libx11/-/commit/304a654a0d57bf0f00d8998185f0360332cfa36c
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-June/003406.html
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-June/003407.html
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