metadata/glsa/glsa-201701-64.xml


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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201701-64">
  <title>X.Org X Server: Multiple vulnerabilities</title>
  <synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in X.Org X Server, the
    worst of which may allow authenticated attackers to read from or send
    information to arbitrary X11 clients.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">xorg-server</product>
  <announced>2017-01-25</announced>
  <revised>2017-01-25: 1</revised>
  <bug>493294</bug>
  <bug>548002</bug>
  <bug>551680</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="x11-base/xorg-server" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">1.18.4</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">1.18.4</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>The X Window System is a graphical windowing system based on a
      client/server model.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in X.Org X Server. Please
      review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>An authenticated attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service
      condition or read from or send information to arbitrary X11 clients.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>All X.Org X Server users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=x11-base/xorg-server-1.18.4"
    </code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-6424">CVE-2013-6424</uri>
    <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3164">CVE-2015-3164</uri>
    <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3418">CVE-2015-3418</uri>
    <uri link="https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2015-June/002611.html">
      X.Org/Wayland Security Advisory: Missing authentication in XWayland
    </uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2015-07-16T14:04:33Z">BlueKnight</metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2017-01-25T12:57:10Z">whissi</metadata>
</glsa>