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Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2011-13)

🗓️ 08 Sep 2015 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AGType 
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Amazon Linux: Security Advisory about xorg-x11-server package(s) with input sanitization flaws allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or crash the X.Org server

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120319");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-4818", "CVE-2010-4819");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2015-09-08 09:22:42 +0000 (Tue, 08 Sep 2015)");
  script_version("2025-01-23T05:37:38+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-01-23 05:37:38 +0000 (Thu, 23 Jan 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"8.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");

  script_name("Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2011-13)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/amazon_linux", "ssh/login/release");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"ALAS-2011-13");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2011-13.html");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'xorg-x11-server' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2011-13 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Multiple input sanitization flaws were found in the X.Org GLX (OpenGL extension to the X Window System) extension. A malicious, authorized client could use these flaws to crash the X.Org server or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with root privileges. (CVE-2010-4818)

An input sanitization flaw was found in the X.Org Render extension. A malicious, authorized client could use this flaw to leak arbitrary memory from the X.Org server process, or possibly crash the X.Org server. (CVE-2010-4819)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'xorg-x11-server' package(s) on Amazon Linux.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "AMAZON") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xorg-x11-server", rpm:"xorg-x11-server~1.7.7~29.10.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xorg-x11-server-Xephyr", rpm:"xorg-x11-server-Xephyr~1.7.7~29.10.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xorg-x11-server-Xnest", rpm:"xorg-x11-server-Xnest~1.7.7~29.10.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xorg-x11-server-Xvfb", rpm:"xorg-x11-server-Xvfb~1.7.7~29.10.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xorg-x11-server-common", rpm:"xorg-x11-server-common~1.7.7~29.10.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xorg-x11-server-debuginfo", rpm:"xorg-x11-server-debuginfo~1.7.7~29.10.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xorg-x11-server-source", rpm:"xorg-x11-server-source~1.7.7~29.10.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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23 Jan 2025 00:00Current
6.4Medium risk
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