gentoo-overlay/metadata/glsa/glsa-201711-05.xml

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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201711-05">
  <title>X.Org Server: Multiple vulnerabilities</title>
  <synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in X.Org Server, the worst
    of which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">xorg-server</product>
  <announced>2017-11-10</announced>
  <revised count="1">2017-11-10</revised>
  <bug>635974</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="x11-base/xorg-server" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">1.19.5</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">1.19.5</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>The X.Org project provides an open source implementation of the X Window
      System.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in X.Org Server. Please
      review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>Attackers could execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service
      condition.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>There is now know workaround at this time.</p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>All X.Org Server users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=x11-base/xorg-server-1.19.5"
    </code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-12176">
      CVE-2017-12176
    </uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-12177">
      CVE-2017-12177
    </uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-12178">
      CVE-2017-12178
    </uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-12179">
      CVE-2017-12179
    </uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-12180">
      CVE-2017-12180
    </uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-12181">
      CVE-2017-12181
    </uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-12182">
      CVE-2017-12182
    </uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-12183">
      CVE-2017-12183
    </uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2017-11-10T01:36:08Z">jmbailey</metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2017-11-10T23:06:09Z">jmbailey</metadata>
</glsa>