RHEL 7 : xorg-x11-server (RHSA-2022:0003)

high Nessus Plugin ID 156453

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2022:0003 advisory.

- xorg-x11-server: SProcRenderCompositeGlyphs out-of-bounds access (CVE-2021-4008)

- xorg-x11-server: SProcXFixesCreatePointerBarrier out-of-bounds access (CVE-2021-4009)

- xorg-x11-server: SProcScreenSaverSuspend out-of-bounds access (CVE-2021-4010)

- xorg-x11-server: SwapCreateRegister out-of-bounds access (CVE-2021-4011)

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4008

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4009

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4010

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4011

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0003

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2026059

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2026072

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2026073

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2026074

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 156453

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2022-0003.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/3/2022

Updated: 5/25/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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-2021-4011

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:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-server-xdmx, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-server-xephyr, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-server-xnest, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-server-xorg, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-server-xvfb, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-server-xwayland, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-server-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-server-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-server-source

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/3/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/17/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-4008, CVE-2021-4009, CVE-2021-4010, CVE-2021-4011

CWE: 119

RHSA: 2022:0003