openSUSE Security Update : libXfont (openSUSE-2018-124)

high Nessus Plugin ID 106569

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for libXfont fixes several issues.

These security issues were fixed :

- CVE-2017-13720: Improper check for end of string in PatterMatch caused invalid reads (bsc#1054285)

- CVE-2017-13722: Malformed PCF file could have caused DoS or leak information (bsc#1049692)

- Prevent the X server from accessing arbitrary files as root. It is not possible to leak information, but special files can be touched allowing for causing side effects (bsc#1050459)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected libXfont packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 106569

File Name: openSUSE-2018-124.nasl

Version: 3.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 2/2/2018

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxfont-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxfont-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxfont-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxfont1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxfont1-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxfont1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxfont1-debuginfo-32bit, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/1/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-13720, CVE-2017-13722

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