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openSUSE Security Update : xorg-x11-server (openSUSE-2020-2147)

high Nessus Plugin ID 143456

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for xorg-x11-server fixes the following issues :

 - CVE-2020-25712: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow which could have led to privilege escalation (bsc#1177596).

 - CVE-2020-14360: Fixed an out of bounds memory accesses on too short request which could lead to denial of service (bsc#1174908).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP2:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected xorg-x11-server packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1174908

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1177596

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 143456

File Name: openSUSE-2020-2147.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/3/2020

Updated: 2/7/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-14360

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-25712

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:xorg-x11-server, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:xorg-x11-server-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:xorg-x11-server-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:xorg-x11-server-extra, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:xorg-x11-server-sdk, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:xorg-x11-server-source, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:xorg-x11-server-wayland, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:xorg-x11-server-wayland-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.2

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/2/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/15/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-14360, CVE-2020-25712