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RHEL 8 : libX11 (RHSA-2024:1417)
high Nessus Plugin ID 192286
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for libX11.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2024:1417 advisory.- libX11: InitExt.c can overwrite unintended portions of the Display structure if the extension request leads to a buffer overflow (CVE-2023-3138)
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 RHEL libX11 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2024:1417.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?7784f395
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 192286
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-1417.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 3/19/2024
Updated: 4/28/2024
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:redhat:rhel_eus:8.8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libx11, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libx11-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libx11-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libx11-xcb
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: 3/19/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/16/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-3138