SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : xwayland (SUSE-SU-2024:0212-1)

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLEDSAP15 / SLES15 / SLESSAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:0212-1 advisory. - CVE-2024-0408: Fixed SELinux unlabeled GLX PBuffer. bsc1218845 - CVE-2024-0409: Fixed SELinux...

Debian dsa-5603 : xdmx - security update

The remote Debian 11 / 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5603 advisory. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5603...

Oracle Linux 7 : xorg-x11-server (ELSA-2024-0320)

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2024-0320 advisory. - Fix use after free related to CVE-2024-21886 Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory...

xorg-x11-server: Heap buffer overflow in DeviceFocusEvent and ProcXIQueryPointer

A flaw was found in X.Org server. Both DeviceFocusEvent and the XIQueryPointer reply contain a bit for each logical button currently down. Buttons can be arbitrarily mapped to any value up to 255, but the X.Org Server was only allocating space for the device's particular number of buttons, leadin...

xorg-x11-server: reattaching to different master device may lead to out-of-bounds memory access

An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the X.Org server. This issue can be triggered when a device frozen by a sync grab is reattached to a different master device. This issue may lead to an application crash, local privilege escalation if the server runs with extended privileges, or...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: xorg-x11-server security update

An update for xorg-x11-server is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerabilit...

USN-6587-2: X.Org X Server vulnerabilities

USN-6587-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in X.Org. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled memory when processing the DeviceFocusEvent and...

[SECURITY] Fedora 39 Update: xorg-x11-server-1.20.14-30.fc39

X.Org X11 X server...

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM : X.Org X Server vulnerabilities (USN-6587-2)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6587-2 advisory. USN-6587-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in X.Org. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS...

CentOS 7 : xorg-x11-server (RHSA-2024:0320)

The remote CentOS Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:0320 advisory. - A flaw was found in X.Org server. Both DeviceFocusEvent and the XIQueryPointer reply contain a bit for each logical button currently down. Buttons ca...

Out-of-bounds Write

X.Org server is vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write. The vulnerability is caused due to not allocating sufficient memory space for the devices's particular number of logical buttons. This can lead to a heap overflow if a bigger value is used. DeviceFocusEventand the XIQueryPointer reply of X.Org...

Improper Neutralization Of Null Byte Or NUL Character

X.Org server is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization Of Null Byte Or NUL Character. The vulnerability is caused due to GLX PBuffer code does not call the XACE hook when creating the buffer, leaving it unlabeled. When the client tries to access the buffer , the XSELINUX code will try to use an...

Out-of-bounds Write

X.Org server is vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write. The vulnerability is caused due to the cursor code in both Xephyr and Xwayland uses the wrong type of private at creation. It uses the cursor bits type with the cursor as private, and when initiating the cursor, that overwrites the XSELINUX conte...

Fedora 39 : tigervnc / xorg-x11-server (2024-5762d637dd)

The remote Fedora 39 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-5762d637dd advisory. CVE fix for: CVE-2023-6816, CVE-2024-0229, CVE-2024-21885, CVE-2024-21886, CVE-2024-0408 and CVE-2024-0409 Tenable has extracted the preceding...

Slackware Linux 15.0 / current tigervnc Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA:2024-021-01)

The version of tigervnc installed on the remote host is prior to 1.12.0 / 1.13.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SSA:2024-021-01 advisory. - A flaw was found in xorg-server. Querying or changing XKB button actions such as moving from a touchpad to a...

Fedora 39 : xorg-x11-server (2024-2815d55cdf)

The remote Fedora 39 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-2815d55cdf advisory. Fix use after free related to CVE-2024-21886 Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Note that Ness...

SUSE SLED15 Security Update : xwayland (SUSE-SU-2024:0165-1)

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:0165-1 advisory. - CVE-2023-6816: Fixed heap buffer overflow in DeviceFocusEvent and ProcXIQueryPointer bsc1218582 - CVE-2024-0229: Fixed reattaching to differe...

Fedora 39 : xorg-x11-server-Xwayland (2024-da3d410b53)

The remote Fedora 39 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-da3d410b53 advisory. xwayland 23.2.4 - Fix for CVE-2023-6816, CVE-2024-0229, CVE-2024-21885, CVE-2024-21886, CVE-2024-0408, CVE-2024-0409 Tenable has extracted the...

CVE-2024-0408

A flaw was found in the X.Org server. The GLX PBuffer code does not call the XACE hook when creating the buffer, leaving it unlabeled. When the client issues another request to access that resource as with a GetGeometry or when it creates another resource that needs to access that buffer, such as...

CVE-2024-0409

A flaw was found in the X.Org server. The cursor code in both Xephyr and Xwayland uses the wrong type of private at creation. It uses the cursor bits type with the cursor as private, and when initiating the cursor, that overwrites the XSELINUX context...