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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.703160
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian Security Advisory DSA 3160-1 (xorg-server - security update)
Summary:Olivier Fourdan discovered that missing;input validation in the Xserver's handling of XkbSetGeometry requests may result;in an information leak or denial of service.
Description:Summary:
Olivier Fourdan discovered that missing
input validation in the Xserver's handling of XkbSetGeometry requests may result
in an information leak or denial of service.

Affected Software/OS:
xorg-server on Debian Linux

Solution:
For the stable distribution (wheezy),
this problem has been fixed in version 2:1.12.4-6+deb7u6.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2:1.16.4-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your xorg-server packages.

CVSS Score:
6.4

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-0255
BugTraq ID: 72578
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72578
Debian Security Information: DSA-3160 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3160
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:119
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:0797
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0797.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0337 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00085.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0338 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00086.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2500-1
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