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Scientific Linux Security Update : xorg-x11-server on SL7.x x86_64 (20181031)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 119207
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Synopsis
The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Security Fix(es) :- xorg-x11-server: Incorrect permission check in Xorg X server allows for privilege escalation (CVE-2018-14665)
The SL Team added a fix for upstream bug 1650634
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 119207
File Name: sl_20181031_xorg_x11_server_on_SL7_x.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 11/27/2018
Updated: 3/23/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.6
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: 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-xwayland, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-server-common, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-server-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-server-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xorg-x11-server-source, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/31/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/25/2018
Exploitable With
Metasploit (Xorg X11 Server SUID modulepath Privilege Escalation)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-14665