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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM : X.Org X Server vulnerabilities (USN-6587-2)

2024-01-2200:00:00
Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2024 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
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ubuntu
x.org server
vulnerabilities
heap overflow
xace hook
xselinux
glx pbuffer
xephyr
xwayland
privilege escalation
security advisory

CVSS3

9.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

9.6

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0.004

Percentile

73.8%

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6587-2 advisory.

USN-6587-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in X.Org. This update provides the corresponding update for     Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled

memory when processing the DeviceFocusEvent and ProcXIQueryPointer APIs. An

attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the X Server to crash,

obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-6816)

Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled

reattaching to a different master device. An attacker could use this issue

to cause the X Server to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly

execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-0229)

Olivier Fourdan and Donn Seeley discovered that the X.Org X Server

incorrectly labeled GLX PBuffers when used with SELinux. An attacker could

use this issue to cause the X Server to crash, leading to a denial of

service. (CVE-2024-0408)

Olivier Fourdan discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled

the curser code when used with SELinux. An attacker could use this issue to

cause the X Server to crash, leading to a denial of service.

(CVE-2024-0409)

Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled

memory when processing the XISendDeviceHierarchyEvent API. An attacker

could possibly use this issue to cause the X Server to crash, or execute

arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-21885)

Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled

devices being disabled. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause

the X Server to crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-21886)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.

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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6587-2. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See
# <https://ubuntu.com/security/notices>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(189293);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/08/27");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2023-6816",
    "CVE-2024-0229",
    "CVE-2024-0408",
    "CVE-2024-0409",
    "CVE-2024-21885",
    "CVE-2024-21886"
  );
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"6587-2");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM : X.Org X Server vulnerabilities (USN-6587-2)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as
referenced in the USN-6587-2 advisory.

    USN-6587-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in X.Org. This update provides the corresponding update for
    Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

    Original advisory details:

    Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled

    memory when processing the DeviceFocusEvent and ProcXIQueryPointer APIs. An

    attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the X Server to crash,

    obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-6816)

    Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled

    reattaching to a different master device. An attacker could use this issue

    to cause the X Server to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly

    execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-0229)

    Olivier Fourdan and Donn Seeley discovered that the X.Org X Server

    incorrectly labeled GLX PBuffers when used with SELinux. An attacker could

    use this issue to cause the X Server to crash, leading to a denial of

    service. (CVE-2024-0408)

    Olivier Fourdan discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled

    the curser code when used with SELinux. An attacker could use this issue to

    cause the X Server to crash, leading to a denial of service.

    (CVE-2024-0409)

    Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled

    memory when processing the XISendDeviceHierarchyEvent API. An attacker

    could possibly use this issue to cause the X Server to crash, or execute

    arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-21885)

    Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled

    devices being disabled. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause

    the X Server to crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-21886)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

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://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6587-2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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-2023-6816");

  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:"2024/01/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/01/22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/01/22");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:esm");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xdmx");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xdmx-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xmir");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xnest");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xorg-server-source");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xephyr");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-core");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-legacy");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-xmir");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xvfb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xwayland");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2024 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "ubuntu_pro_sub_detect.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/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);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/release');
if ( isnull(os_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu');
os_release = chomp(os_release);
if (! ('16.04' >< os_release || '18.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 16.04 / 18.04', 'Ubuntu ' + os_release);
if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/Debian/dpkg-l') ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Ubuntu', cpu);
var ubuntu_pro_detected = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/Pro/Services/esm-apps');
ubuntu_pro_detected = !empty_or_null(ubuntu_pro_detected);

var pro_caveat_needed = FALSE;

var pkgs = [
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xdmx', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm9', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xdmx-tools', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm9', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xmir', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm9', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xnest', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm9', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xorg-server-source', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm9', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-common', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm9', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xephyr', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm9', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-core', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm9', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-dev', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm9', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-legacy', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm9', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-xmir', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm9', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xvfb', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm9', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xwayland', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm9', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'xdmx', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'xdmx-tools', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'xmir', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'xnest', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'xorg-server-source', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-common', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xephyr', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-core', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-dev', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-legacy', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-xmir', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'xvfb', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'xwayland', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var osver = NULL;
  var pkgname = NULL;
  var pkgver = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['osver'])) osver = package_array['osver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgname'])) pkgname = package_array['pkgname'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgver'])) pkgver = package_array['pkgver'];
  var pro_required = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['ubuntu_pro'])) pro_required = package_array['ubuntu_pro'];
  if (osver && pkgname && pkgver) {
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:osver, pkgname:pkgname, pkgver:pkgver)) {
        flag++;
        if (!ubuntu_pro_detected && !pro_caveat_needed) pro_caveat_needed = pro_required;
    }
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  var extra = '';
  if (pro_caveat_needed) {
    extra += 'NOTE: This vulnerability check contains fixes that apply to packages only \n';
    extra += 'available in Ubuntu ESM repositories. Access to these package security updates \n';
    extra += 'require an Ubuntu Pro subscription.\n\n';
  }
  extra += ubuntu_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'xdmx / xdmx-tools / xmir / xnest / xorg-server-source / etc');
}

CVSS3

9.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

9.6

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0.004

Percentile

73.8%