The X.Org X Server incorrectly handles the XkbSetNames function, allowing a local attacker to escalate privileges. Update 'xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-16.04, xorg-server-hwe-18.04' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.04
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 115 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | X.Org X Server vulnerability | 8 Sep 202000:00 | – | ubuntu |
![]() | X.Org X Server vulnerabilities | 9 Sep 202000:00 | – | ubuntu |
![]() | CVE-2020-14345 | 15 Sep 202014:15 | – | alpinelinux |
![]() | X.Org Server XkbSetNames Out-Of-Bounds Access Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | 9 Dec 202000:00 | – | zdi |
![]() | Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : X.Org X Server vulnerability (USN-4490-1) | 9 Sep 202000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | EulerOS 2.0 SP9 : xorg-x11-server (EulerOS-SA-2020-2424) | 3 Nov 202000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | EulerOS 2.0 SP9 : xorg-x11-server (EulerOS-SA-2020-2442) | 3 Nov 202000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | SUSE SLES11 Security Update : xorg-x11-server (SUSE-SU-2020:14463-1) | 10 Jun 202100:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | SUSE SLES15 Security Update : xorg-x11-server (SUSE-SU-2020:2326-1) | 26 Aug 202000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : xorg-x11-server (SUSE-SU-2020:2241-1) | 26 Aug 202000:00 | – | nessus |
Source | Link |
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ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4490-1 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844569");
script_cve_id("CVE-2020-14345");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2020-09-09 03:00:20 +0000 (Wed, 09 Sep 2020)");
script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:07+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:07 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.6");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2020-09-22 17:28:20 +0000 (Tue, 22 Sep 2020)");
script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4490-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2020 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU(16\.04\ LTS|18\.04\ LTS|20\.04\ LTS)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-4490-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4490-1");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-16.04, xorg-server-hwe-18.04' package(s) announced via the USN-4490-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled the
XkbSetNames function. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
escalate privileges.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-16.04, xorg-server-hwe-18.04' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04.");
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-deb.inc");
release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "UBUNTU16.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"xserver-xorg-core", ver:"2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.10", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04", ver:"2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.4", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU18.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"xserver-xorg-core", ver:"2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.6", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"xserver-xorg-core-hwe-18.04", ver:"2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.2~18.04.3", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU20.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"xserver-xorg-core", ver:"2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.4", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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