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RedHat Update for xorg-x11-server RHSA-2015:0797-01

🗓️ 11 Apr 2015 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'xorg-x11-server' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. A buffer over-read flaw was found in the way the X.Org server handled XkbGetGeometry requests

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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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.871352");
  script_version("2024-03-21T05:06:54+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-03-21 05:06:54 +0000 (Thu, 21 Mar 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2015-04-11 07:34:50 +0200 (Sat, 11 Apr 2015)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2015-0255");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.4");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_name("RedHat Update for xorg-x11-server RHSA-2015:0797-01");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'xorg-x11-server'
  package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"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.");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"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)");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please Install the Updated Packages.");
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2015:0797-01");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.redhat.com/archives/rhsa-announce/2015-April/msg00015.html");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Red Hat Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/rhel", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=RHENT_(7|6)");

  exit(0);
}

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

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

res = "";

if(release == "RHENT_7")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xorg-x11-server-Xephyr", rpm:"xorg-x11-server-Xephyr~1.15.0~33.el7_1", rls:"RHENT_7")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xorg-x11-server-Xorg", rpm:"xorg-x11-server-Xorg~1.15.0~33.el7_1", rls:"RHENT_7")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xorg-x11-server-common", rpm:"xorg-x11-server-common~1.15.0~33.el7_1", rls:"RHENT_7")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xorg-x11-server-debuginfo", rpm:"xorg-x11-server-debuginfo~1.15.0~33.el7_1", rls:"RHENT_7")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}


if(release == "RHENT_6")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xorg-x11-server-Xephyr", rpm:"xorg-x11-server-Xephyr~1.15.0~26.el6_6", rls:"RHENT_6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xorg-x11-server-Xorg", rpm:"xorg-x11-server-Xorg~1.15.0~26.el6_6", rls:"RHENT_6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xorg-x11-server-common", rpm:"xorg-x11-server-common~1.15.0~26.el6_6", rls:"RHENT_6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xorg-x11-server-debuginfo", rpm:"xorg-x11-server-debuginfo~1.15.0~26.el6_6", rls:"RHENT_6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}

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