7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.4 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.273 Low
EPSS
Percentile
96.8%
The remote Debian 11 / 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5576 advisory.
A flaw was found in xorg-server. Querying or changing XKB button actions such as moving from a touchpad to a mouse can result in out-of-bounds memory reads and writes. This may allow local privilege escalation or possible remote code execution in cases where X11 forwarding is involved. (CVE-2023-6377)
A flaw was found in xorg-server. A specially crafted request to RRChangeProviderProperty or RRChangeOutputProperty can trigger an integer overflow which may lead to a disclosure of sensitive information. (CVE-2023-6478)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
#
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory dsa-5576. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(186830);
script_version("1.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/12/22");
script_cve_id("CVE-2023-6377", "CVE-2023-6478");
script_name(english:"Debian DSA-5576-1 : xorg-server - security update");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Debian 11 / 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
dsa-5576 advisory.
- A flaw was found in xorg-server. Querying or changing XKB button actions such as moving from a touchpad to
a mouse can result in out-of-bounds memory reads and writes. This may allow local privilege escalation or
possible remote code execution in cases where X11 forwarding is involved. (CVE-2023-6377)
- A flaw was found in xorg-server. A specially crafted request to RRChangeProviderProperty or
RRChangeOutputProperty can trigger an integer overflow which may lead to a disclosure of sensitive
information. (CVE-2023-6478)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/xorg-server");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5576");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-6377");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-6478");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/xorg-server");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/bookworm/xorg-server");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade the xorg-server packages.
For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 2");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-6478");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-6377");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/12/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/12/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/12/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xdmx");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xdmx-tools");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xnest");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xorg-server-source");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xserver-common");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xserver-xephyr");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xserver-xorg-core");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xserver-xorg-core-udeb");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xserver-xorg-dev");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xserver-xorg-legacy");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xvfb");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xwayland");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
exit(0);
}
include('debian_package.inc');
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var debian_release = get_kb_item('Host/Debian/release');
if ( isnull(debian_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Debian');
debian_release = chomp(debian_release);
if (! preg(pattern:"^(11)\.[0-9]+|^(12)\.[0-9]+", string:debian_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Debian 11.0 / 12.0', 'Debian ' + debian_release);
var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Debian', cpu);
var pkgs = [
{'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'xdmx', 'reference': '2:1.20.11-1+deb11u9'},
{'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'xdmx-tools', 'reference': '2:1.20.11-1+deb11u9'},
{'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'xnest', 'reference': '2:1.20.11-1+deb11u9'},
{'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'xorg-server-source', 'reference': '2:1.20.11-1+deb11u9'},
{'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'xserver-common', 'reference': '2:1.20.11-1+deb11u9'},
{'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'xserver-xephyr', 'reference': '2:1.20.11-1+deb11u9'},
{'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'xserver-xorg-core', 'reference': '2:1.20.11-1+deb11u9'},
{'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'xserver-xorg-core-udeb', 'reference': '2:1.20.11-1+deb11u9'},
{'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'xserver-xorg-dev', 'reference': '2:1.20.11-1+deb11u9'},
{'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'xserver-xorg-legacy', 'reference': '2:1.20.11-1+deb11u9'},
{'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'xvfb', 'reference': '2:1.20.11-1+deb11u9'},
{'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'xwayland', 'reference': '2:1.20.11-1+deb11u9'},
{'release': '12.0', 'prefix': 'xnest', 'reference': '2:21.1.7-3+deb12u3'},
{'release': '12.0', 'prefix': 'xorg-server-source', 'reference': '2:21.1.7-3+deb12u3'},
{'release': '12.0', 'prefix': 'xserver-common', 'reference': '2:21.1.7-3+deb12u3'},
{'release': '12.0', 'prefix': 'xserver-xephyr', 'reference': '2:21.1.7-3+deb12u3'},
{'release': '12.0', 'prefix': 'xserver-xorg-core', 'reference': '2:21.1.7-3+deb12u3'},
{'release': '12.0', 'prefix': 'xserver-xorg-core-udeb', 'reference': '2:21.1.7-3+deb12u3'},
{'release': '12.0', 'prefix': 'xserver-xorg-dev', 'reference': '2:21.1.7-3+deb12u3'},
{'release': '12.0', 'prefix': 'xserver-xorg-legacy', 'reference': '2:21.1.7-3+deb12u3'},
{'release': '12.0', 'prefix': 'xvfb', 'reference': '2:21.1.7-3+deb12u3'}
];
var flag = 0;
foreach package_array ( pkgs ) {
var _release = NULL;
var prefix = NULL;
var reference = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['prefix'])) prefix = package_array['prefix'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
if (_release && prefix && reference) {
if (deb_check(release:_release, prefix:prefix, reference:reference)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_HOLE,
extra : deb_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = deb_pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'xdmx / xdmx-tools / xnest / xorg-server-source / xserver-common / etc');
}
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
debian | debian_linux | xdmx | p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xdmx |
debian | debian_linux | xdmx-tools | p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xdmx-tools |
debian | debian_linux | xnest | p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xnest |
debian | debian_linux | xorg-server-source | p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xorg-server-source |
debian | debian_linux | xserver-common | p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xserver-common |
debian | debian_linux | xserver-xephyr | p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xserver-xephyr |
debian | debian_linux | xserver-xorg-core | p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xserver-xorg-core |
debian | debian_linux | xserver-xorg-core-udeb | p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xserver-xorg-core-udeb |
debian | debian_linux | xserver-xorg-dev | p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xserver-xorg-dev |
debian | debian_linux | xserver-xorg-legacy | p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xserver-xorg-legacy |
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-6377
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-6478
packages.debian.org/source/bookworm/xorg-server
packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/xorg-server
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-6377
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-6478
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/xorg-server
www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5576
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.4 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.273 Low
EPSS
Percentile
96.8%