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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2017.2535 xorg-server -- multiple vulnabilities 10 October 2017 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: xorg-server Publisher: FreeBSD Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX) Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account Denial of Service -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2017-13723 CVE-2017-13721 Original Bulletin: http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/4f8ffb9c-f388-4fbd-b90f-b3131559d888.html Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on platforms other than FreeBSD. It is recommended that administrators running xorg-server check for an updated version of the software for their operating system. - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- xorg-server -- multiple vulnabilities Affected packages xephyr < 1.18.4_4,1 xorg-dmx < 1.18.4_4,1 xorg-nestserver < 1.19.1_1,2 xorg-server < 1.18.4_4,1 xorg-vfbserver < 1.19.1_1,1 xwayland < 1.19.1_1 Details VuXML ID 4f8ffb9c-f388-4fbd-b90f-b3131559d888 Discovery 2017-10-04 Entry 2017-10-09 SO-AND-SO reports: X.Org thanks Michal Srb of SuSE for finding these issues and bringing them to our attention, Julien Cristau of Debian for getting the fixes integrated, and Adam Jackson of Red Hat for publishing the release. References CVE Name CVE-2017-13721 CVE Name CVE-2017-13723 URL https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2017-October/002809.html - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. The mailing list you are subscribed to is maintained within your organisation, so if you do not wish to continue receiving these bulletins you should contact your local IT manager. If you do not know who that is, please send an email to auscert@auscert.org.au and we will forward your request to the appropriate person. NOTE: Third Party Rights This security bulletin is provided as a service to AusCERT's members. As AusCERT did not write the document quoted above, AusCERT has had no control over its content. The decision to follow or act on information or advice contained in this security bulletin is the responsibility of each user or organisation, and should be considered in accordance with your organisation's site policies and procedures. AusCERT takes no responsibility for consequences which may arise from following or acting on information or advice contained in this security bulletin. NOTE: This is only the original release of the security bulletin. It may not be updated when updates to the original are made. If downloading at a later date, it is recommended that the bulletin is retrieved directly from the author's website to ensure that the information is still current. Contact information for the authors of the original document is included in the Security Bulletin above. If you have any questions or need further information, please contact them directly. Previous advisories and external security bulletins can be retrieved from: http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?cid=1980 =========================================================================== Australian Computer Emergency Response Team The University of Queensland Brisbane Qld 4072 Internet Email: auscert@auscert.org.au Facsimile: (07) 3365 7031 Telephone: (07) 3365 4417 (International: +61 7 3365 4417) AusCERT personnel answer during Queensland business hours which are GMT+10:00 (AEST). On call after hours for member emergencies only. =========================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=1967 iQIVAwUBWdwZM4x+lLeg9Ub1AQieXw//QU+tM5nCEltTjJHFRozETIIR8WjPobg0 vQhNglnbKTfaK+3SCsBkUYxZsOQHE5i3RQ7dRovGb64wR47Q4ZR49HzI/GUfOEt6 MqlnUT1+BaE2TmPKW7tQrMUXHzdtq9KbQ595DfOfa/o0nycizaLznLVPrZ3+B97S qNBy5a3wnza3XRStMXFxu38KnUpo0Wt4zdIIGMnCCtvePmwCvYsa58h0wbklh/do 93Ve9M8R3zV9tlpFY4JDP7Z7PXh0MFSqRtlXp7BxaCtKpeIhwsWTTEyLMSCpaqEA HlhIIUfY+h4Z6XUEgPd97YP4wtkXjQRSTIKKk9GXws2V3RbZGbf9WR63fFDnPc3U CM4ENeSW5XaRM6r9s+8UZXczJePCndw/sKA2CxJCtILW7ylY3G87ahmLD71UjXK6 YG/gtzARcygsev/xpOFluWxVbf0AhPJcqgU7E0suAAF+8BRNOkSuS5NbXvzxlaLw fyDwrtE9MdbcgeW98Ok3eqXWXV18qqPQLzh7YA0viYfER2ZmmfoUig+s7t9QO1Ev 6ZoqXN6fGUHtgk93tGLLC0aOHh7ncI5jErdPdMJI4nDtSGh0LM75aTQYZlU1P8UR O2wbY3tA4lVdxSwcLIofH0G6bfX2dfc6NbRNK/vx4ScnwMT0X1v2FJvDaJcuaguG TNg0i32ML/U= =4SG2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----