CVE-2014-8091
Fixed in a distro release EPSS 4%
X.Org X Window System (aka X11 and X) X11R5 and X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) before 1.16.3, when using SUN-DES-1 (Secure RPC) authentication credentials, does not check the return value of a malloc call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and server crash) via a crafted connection request.
Products: x.org x_server, x.org x11
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Debian 12 | xorg-server | 2:1.16.2.901-1 |
| Debian 13 | xorg-server | 2:1.16.2.901-1 |
| Debian 14 | xorg-server | 2:1.16.2.901-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | xorg-server | 2:1.7.7-18+deb6u1 |
| Debian 7 | xorg-server | 2:1.12.4-6+deb7u5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xorg-x11-server | 0:1.1.1-48.107.el5_11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xorg-x11-server-Xdmx | 0:1.1.1-48.107.el5_11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xorg-x11-server-Xephyr | 0:1.1.1-48.107.el5_11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xorg-x11-server-Xnest | 0:1.1.1-48.107.el5_11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xorg-x11-server-Xorg | 0:1.1.1-48.107.el5_11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xorg-x11-server-Xvfb | 0:1.1.1-48.107.el5_11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xorg-x11-server-Xvnc-source | 0:1.1.1-48.107.el5_11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xorg-x11-server-debuginfo | 0:1.1.1-48.107.el5_11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xorg-x11-server-sdk | 0:1.1.1-48.107.el5_11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xorg-x11-server | 0:1.15.0-25.el6_6 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xorg-x11-server-Xdmx | 0:1.15.0-25.el6_6 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xorg-x11-server-Xephyr | 0:1.15.0-25.el6_6 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xorg-x11-server-Xnest | 0:1.15.0-25.el6_6 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xorg-x11-server-Xorg | 0:1.15.0-25.el6_6 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xorg-x11-server-Xvfb | 0:1.15.0-25.el6_6 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xorg-x11-server-common | 0:1.15.0-25.el6_6 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xorg-x11-server-debuginfo | 0:1.15.0-25.el6_6 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xorg-x11-server-devel | 0:1.15.0-25.el6_6 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xorg-x11-server-source | 0:1.15.0-25.el6_6 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-server | 0:1.15.0-7.el7_0.3 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-server-Xdmx | 0:1.15.0-7.el7_0.3 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-server-Xephyr | 0:1.15.0-7.el7_0.3 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-server-Xnest | 0:1.15.0-7.el7_0.3 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-server-Xorg | 0:1.15.0-7.el7_0.3 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-server-Xvfb | 0:1.15.0-7.el7_0.3 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-server-common | 0:1.15.0-7.el7_0.3 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-server-debuginfo | 0:1.15.0-7.el7_0.3 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-server-devel | 0:1.15.0-7.el7_0.3 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-server-source | 0:1.15.0-7.el7_0.3 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 | 304.125-0ubuntu0.0.1 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates | 304.125-0ubuntu0.0.1 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 | 331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates | 331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | xorg-server | 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.4 |