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CVE-2014-8091 Affecting xorg-x11-server-devel package, versions <0:1.15.0-25.40.amzn1

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    6.34% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN201803-XORGX11SERVERDEVEL-1681538
  • published 27 Sep 2021
  • disclosed 10 Dec 2014
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Introduced: 10 Dec 2014

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How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 xorg-x11-server-devel to version 0:1.15.0-25.40.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2015-470.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xorg-x11-server-devel package and not the xorg-x11-server-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

X.Org X Window System (aka X11 and X) X11R5 and X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) before 1.16.3, when using SUN-DES-1 (Secure RPC) authentication credentials, does not check the return value of a malloc call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and server crash) via a crafted connection request.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

4.3 medium
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Red Hat

3 low