Ubuntu 5.04 / 5.10 : xorg vulnerability (USN-280-1)

low Nessus Plugin ID 21374

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The Render extension of the X.org server incorrectly calculated the size of a memory buffer, which led to a buffer overflow. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the X server or even execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 21374

File Name: ubuntu_USN-280-1.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/13/2006

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xlibmesa-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxaw7-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-chips, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxv1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxfixes-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxi6, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-neomagic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxxf86dga1-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libdmx1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xlibosmesa-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libdmx-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxrandr2-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxi6-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxau-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-savage, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxaw7, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xfonts-scalable, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xfwp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xmh, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxxf86rush-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xlibmesa-glu, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxxf86vm-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-input-penmount, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxmuu-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xfonts-100dpi-transcoded, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libice6-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xfonts-base-transcoded, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-ark, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xfonts-75dpi, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-cyrix, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxrandr2, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsm6, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxtrap6, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsm-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-input-digitaledge, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxxf86dga1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxevie1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xlibosmesa4, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-nv, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xvfb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-imstt, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:x-window-system-core, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxdamage1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xlibmesa3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xlibmesa-glu-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-input-calcomp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxdmcp6, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxkbui1-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xlibs-data, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxdmcp6-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xlibs-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libice-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxevie1-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxxf86rush1-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxaw7-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-vmware, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xlibs-static-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xlibmesa-dri, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:x-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xspecs, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-i740, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libdps1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-mga, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxv-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxau6, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:x-window-system-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-s3virge, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-via, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-input-elographics, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-glint, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xlibmesa-gl, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxss-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-cirrus, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-input-void, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xutils, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxmu-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxaw8, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-core, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xfonts-75dpi-transcoded, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:x-window-system, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-input-palmax, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxi-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxkbui1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-tga, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxext6, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libdps-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-i128, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-input-magellan, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxext6-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxxf86vm1-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxt6, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xlibs-static-pic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxext-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxp-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libdps1-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxxf86rush1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xlibmesa3-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxss1-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-tdfx, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxtst6, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxxf86misc1-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxt-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxvmc1-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxdamage1-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-newport, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxkbfile1-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xlibs-pic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxp6-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-input-hyperpen, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxss1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-input-acecad, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-input-citron, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxaw6, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-siliconmotion, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxkbfile-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxcomposite-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxv1-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxp6, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xnest, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xorg-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxres1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xlibmesa-dri-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxkbfile1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-fbdev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xlibmesa-gl-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxtst-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xdmx, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xdm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xprt, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-input-spaceorb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-input-mouse, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxdamage-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxaw6-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xbase-clients, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libfs6, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xfonts-base, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxau6-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-ati, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-sis, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxmuu1-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-input-fpit, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libfs6-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxxf86vm1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxfixes3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-input-aiptek, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-v4l, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-input-dynapro, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xfonts-100dpi, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:pm-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libx11-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxmu6, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-s3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xterm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-input-microtouch, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libx11-6, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xlibs, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxevie-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxkbui-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxaw8-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxinerama1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-i810, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-input-kbd, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxmu6-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxpm-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libice6, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxtrap-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xlibmesa-gl-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xfonts-cyrillic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libdmx1-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-trident, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxt6-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxrandr-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-input-summa, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxinerama1-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:proxymngr, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxtst6-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-vga, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-rendition, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-nsc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-glide, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxaw8-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsm6-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxvmc1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:lbxproxy, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxinerama-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxres1-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-input-wacom, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xfs, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:twm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxfixes3-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxxf86misc-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libx11-6-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xlibosmesa4-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxres-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxcomposite1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-input-mutouch, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxaw6-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-input-tek4957, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxxf86misc1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxpm4, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxtrap6-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xlibs-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxxf86dga-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-vesa, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxpm4-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxdmcp-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-apm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxmuu1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-dummy, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libfs-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-driver-tseng, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxcomposite1-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xfree86-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xlibmesa-glu-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxvmc-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-input-dmc

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/4/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/2/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-1526

USN: 280-1