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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.04 : libx11 vulnerability (USN-6168-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 177356

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.04 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6168-1 advisory.

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://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6168-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 177356

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6168-1.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/15/2023

Updated: 10/20/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-3138

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:23.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libx11-6, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libx11-data, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libx11-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libx11-xcb-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libx11-xcb1

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/15/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/15/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-3138

USN: 6168-1