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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201701-64 ] X.Org X Server: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 13:08:14
Message-Id: 1a2b609f-aa9b-7052-20cd-3ab8799fbfe7@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201701-64
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: X.Org X Server: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: January 25, 2017
10 Bugs: #493294, #548002, #551680
11 ID: 201701-64
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in X.Org X Server, the worst
19 of which may allow authenticated attackers to read from or send
20 information to arbitrary X11 clients.
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22 Background
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25 The X Window System is a graphical windowing system based on a
26 client/server model.
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28 Affected packages
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32 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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34 1 x11-base/xorg-server < 1.18.4 >= 1.18.4
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36 Description
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39 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in X.Org X Server. Please
40 review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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42 Impact
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45 An authenticated attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service
46 condition or read from or send information to arbitrary X11 clients.
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48 Workaround
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51 There is no known workaround at this time.
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53 Resolution
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56 All X.Org X Server users should upgrade to the latest version:
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58 # emerge --sync
59 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-base/xorg-server-1.18.4"
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61 References
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64 [ 1 ] CVE-2013-6424
65 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-6424
66 [ 2 ] CVE-2015-3164
67 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3164
68 [ 3 ] CVE-2015-3418
69 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3418
70 [ 4 ] X.Org/Wayland Security Advisory: Missing authentication in
71 XWayland
72 https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2015-June/002611.html
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74 Availability
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77 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
78 the Gentoo Security Website:
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80 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-64
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82 Concerns?
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85 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
86 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
87 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
88 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
89 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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91 License
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94 Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
95 belongs to its owner(s).
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97 The contents of this document are licensed under the
98 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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100 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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