CentOS Update for xorg-x11-server-common CESA-2015:0797 centos6
🗓️ 14 Apr 2015 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| xorg-server -- Information leak in the XkbSetGeometry request of X servers. | 10 Feb 201500:00 | – | freebsd | |
| Medium: xorg-x11-server | 5 May 201500:00 | – | amazon | |
| Amazon Linux AMI : xorg-x11-server (ALAS-2015-519) | 7 May 201500:00 | – | nessus | |
| CentOS 6 / 7 : xorg-x11-server (CESA-2015:0797) | 13 Apr 201500:00 | – | nessus | |
| Debian DLA-218-1 : xorg-server security update | 4 May 201500:00 | – | nessus | |
| Debian DSA-3160-1 : xorg-server - security update | 12 Feb 201500:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 21 : nx-libs-3.5.0.29-1.fc21 (2015-3948) | 27 Mar 201500:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 22 : nx-libs-3.5.0.29-1.fc22 (2015-3953) | 23 Mar 201500:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 20 : nx-libs-3.5.0.29-1.fc20 (2015-3964) | 27 Mar 201500:00 | – | nessus | |
| FreeBSD : xorg-server -- Information leak in the XkbSetGeometry request of X servers. (54a69cf7-b2ef-11e4-b1f1-bcaec565249c) | 13 Feb 201500:00 | – | nessus |
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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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.882162");
script_version("2026-04-24T06:23:04+0000");
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:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 06:23:04 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2015-04-14 07:18:46 +0200 (Tue, 14 Apr 2015)");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_name("CentOS Update for xorg-x11-server-common CESA-2015:0797 centos6");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Check the version of xorg-x11-server-common");
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-common on CentOS 6");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated packages.");
script_xref(name:"CESA", value:"2015:0797");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2015-April/021060.html");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AG");
script_family("CentOS Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/centos", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=CentOS6");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");
release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
if(release == "CentOS6")
{
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xorg-x11-server-common", rpm:"xorg-x11-server-common~1.15.0~26.el6.centos", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xorg-x11-server-devel", rpm:"xorg-x11-server-devel~1.15.0~26.el6.centos", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xorg-x11-server-source", rpm:"xorg-x11-server-source~1.15.0~26.el6.centos", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xorg-x11-server-Xdmx", rpm:"xorg-x11-server-Xdmx~1.15.0~26.el6.centos", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xorg-x11-server-Xephyr", rpm:"xorg-x11-server-Xephyr~1.15.0~26.el6.centos", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xorg-x11-server-Xnest", rpm:"xorg-x11-server-Xnest~1.15.0~26.el6.centos", rls:"CentOS6")) != 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.centos", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xorg-x11-server-Xvfb", rpm:"xorg-x11-server-Xvfb~1.15.0~26.el6.centos", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xorg-x11-server", rpm:"xorg-x11-server~1.15.0~26.el6.centos", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
exit(0);
}
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24 Apr 2026 00:00Current
6.2Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.2
CVSS 26.4
EPSS0.04502