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USN280-1 : xorg vulnerability Vulnerability Scan


Vulnerability Scan Summary
xorg vulnerability

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test

Synopsis :

These remote packages are missing security patches :
- lbxproxy
- libdmx-dev
- libdmx1
- libdmx1-dbg
- libdps-dev
- libdps1
- libdps1-dbg
- libfs-dev
- libfs6
- libfs6-dbg
- libice-dev
- libice6
- libice6-dbg
- libsm-dev
- libsm6
- libsm6-dbg
- libx11-6
- libx11-6-dbg
- libx11-dev
- libxau-dev
- libxau6
- libxau6-dbg
- libxaw6
- libxaw6-dbg
- libxaw6-dev
- libxaw7
- libxaw7-dbg
- libxaw7-dev
- libxaw8
- libxaw8-dbg
- libxaw8-dev
- libxcomposite-dev
- libxcomposite1
- libxco
[...]

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 rights.

Solution :

Upgrade to :
- lbxproxy-6.8.2-10.2 (Ubuntu 5.04)
- libdmx-dev-6.8.2-10.2 (Ubuntu 5.04)
- libdmx1-6.8.2-10.2 (Ubuntu 5.04)
- libdmx1-dbg-6.8.2-10.2 (Ubuntu 5.04)
- libdps-dev-6.8.2-10.2 (Ubuntu 5.04)
- libdps1-6.8.2-10.2 (Ubuntu 5.04)
- libdps1-dbg-6.8.2-10.2 (Ubuntu 5.04)
- libfs-dev-6.8.2-10.2 (Ubuntu 5.04)
- libfs6-6.8.2-10.2 (Ubuntu 5.04)
- libfs6-dbg-6.8.2-10.2 (Ubuntu 5.04)
- libice-dev-6.8.2-10.2 (Ubuntu 5.04)
- libice6-6.8.2-10.2 (Ubuntu 5.04)
- libice6-dbg-6.8.2-10.2 (Ubuntu 5.04)
- libsm-dev-6.8.
[...]


Threat Level: High


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