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Oracle Linux 7 : xorg-x11-server (ELSA-2020-4910)

high Nessus Plugin ID 142487

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2020-4910 advisory.

 - A flaw was found in X.Org Server before xorg-x11-server 1.20.9. An Integer underflow leading to heap- buffer overflow may lead to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. (CVE-2020-14361, CVE-2020-14362)

 - A flaw was found in X.Org Server before xorg-x11-server 1.20.9. An Out-Of-Bounds access in XkbSetNames function may lead to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. (CVE-2020-14345)

 - A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.9. An integer underflow in the X input extension protocol decoding in the X server may lead to arbitrary access of memory contents. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. (CVE-2020-14346)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2020-4910.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 142487

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2020-4910.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/6/2020

Updated: 11/6/2020

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-14362

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xorg-x11-server-xdmx, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xorg-x11-server-xephyr, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xorg-x11-server-xnest, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xorg-x11-server-xorg, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xorg-x11-server-xvfb, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xorg-x11-server-xwayland, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xorg-x11-server-common, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xorg-x11-server-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xorg-x11-server-source

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/6/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/15/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-14345, CVE-2020-14346, CVE-2020-14361, CVE-2020-14362