SB2018103029 - Red Hat update for X.org X11
Published: October 30, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018103029
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-9262)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in _XcursorThemeInherits in library.c. A remote attacker can trigger a one-byte heap overflow and cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.