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RHEL 9 : libX11 (RHSA-2024:2145)
high Nessus Plugin ID 194776
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for libX11.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:2145 advisory.- A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to a boundary condition within the _XkbReadKeySyms() function.
This flaw allows a local user to trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read the contents of memory on the system. (CVE-2023-43785)
- A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an infinite loop within the PutSubImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to consume all available system resources and cause a denial of service condition.
(CVE-2023-43786)
- A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an integer overflow within the XCreateImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. (CVE-2023-43787)
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 RHEL libX11 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2024:2145.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2145
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-43785
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 194776
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-2145.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 4/30/2024
Updated: 5/2/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-43787
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:redhat:enterprise_linux:libx11-xcb, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libx11, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libx11-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libx11-common
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: 4/30/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/4/2023