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openSUSE Security Update : xorg-x11-server (openSUSE-2021-554)

high Nessus Plugin ID 148696

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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-2021-3472: XChangeFeedbackControl Integer Underflow Privilege Escalation (bsc#1180128)

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=1180128

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 148696

File Name: openSUSE-2021-554.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/16/2021

Updated: 5/24/2021

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: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3472

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: 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: 4/15/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/26/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3472