Scientific Linux Security Update : Core X11 clients on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20130221)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 65563

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

It was found that the x11perfcomp utility included the current working directory in its PATH environment variable. Running x11perfcomp in an attacker- controlled directory would cause arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running x11perfcomp. (CVE-2011-2504)

Also with this update, the xorg-x11-utils and xorg-x11-server-utils packages have been upgraded to upstream version 7.5, and the xorg-x11-apps package to upstream version 7.6, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous versions.

*xorg ABI change With this update there is a change in the X.org ABI for the video drivers. This change will require compatible drivers.
Anyone using the drivers shipped with SL should have no problems.
Anyone using drivers from an external source - such as nVidia, ATI, or ELRepo should ensure a compatible driver is loaded. Please ensure you are on the most recent compatible driver before updating the system.
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Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 65563

File Name: sl_20130221_Core_X11_clients_on_SL6_x.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Scientific Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 3/15/2013

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mesa-dri-drivers, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mesa-dri-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mesa-dri1-drivers, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mesa-libgl, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mesa-libgl-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mesa-libglu, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mesa-libglu-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mesa-libosmesa, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mesa-libosmesa-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mtdev, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mtdev-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:pixman, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:pixman-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xcb-proto, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-apps, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-apps-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-docs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drivers, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-acecad, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-aiptek, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-apm, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-ast, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-ati, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-ati-firmware, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-cirrus, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-dummy, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-elographics, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-evdev, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-evdev-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-fbdev, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-fpit, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-geode, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-glint, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libx11, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libx11-common, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libx11-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxscrnsaver, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxscrnsaver-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxau, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxau-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxaw, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxaw-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxcomposite, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxcomposite-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxcursor, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxcursor-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxdamage, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxdamage-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxdmcp, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxdmcp-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxevie, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxevie-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxext, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxext-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxfixes, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxfixes-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxfont, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxfont-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxft, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxft-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxi, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxi-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxinerama, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxinerama-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxmu, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxmu-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxpm, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxpm-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxrandr, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxrandr-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxrender, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxrender-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxres, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxres-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxt, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxt-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxtst, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxtst-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxv, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxv-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxvmc, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxvmc-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxxf86dga, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxxf86dga-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxxf86misc, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxxf86misc-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxxf86vm, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxxf86vm-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libpciaccess, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libpciaccess-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxcb, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxcb-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxcb-doc, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxcb-python, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mesa-demos, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-qxl, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-r128, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-rendition, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-s3virge, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-savage, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-siliconmotion, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-sis, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-sisusb, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-synaptics, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-synaptics-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-tdfx, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-trident, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-v4l, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-vesa, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-vmmouse, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-vmware, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-void, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-hyperpen, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-i128, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-i740, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-intel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-intel-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-keyboard, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-mach64, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-mga, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-modesetting, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-mouse, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-mouse-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-mutouch, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-neomagic, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-nouveau, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-nv, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-openchrome, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-openchrome-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-penmount, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-voodoo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-wacom, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-wacom-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-drv-xgi, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-proto-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-server-xdmx, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-server-xephyr, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-server-xnest, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-server-xorg, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-server-xvfb, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-server-common, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-server-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-server-source, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-server-utils, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-server-utils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-util-macros, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-utils, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-utils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-xkb-extras, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-xkb-utils, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-xkb-utils-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-xtrans-devel, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 2/21/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/8/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2504

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