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Fedora 22 : xpra-0.15.6-1.fc22 (2015-16023)

high Nessus Plugin ID 86167

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

This update fixes a critical bug with the Xdummy setup which allows local users to access the virtual display used for the xpra sessions.
xpra-0.15.6-1.fc21 - Update to 0.15.6 xpra-0.15.6-1.fc22 - Update to 0.15.6 xpra-0.15.6-1.fc23

 - Update to 0.15.6

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Solution

Update the affected xpra package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?87f55d85

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 86167

File Name: fedora_2015-16023.nasl

Version: 2.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/28/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:xpra, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:22

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/27/2015

Reference Information

FEDORA: 2015-16023