CVE-2015-0255
A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the X.Org server handled XkbGetGeometry requests. A malicious, authorized client could use this flaw to disclose portions of the X.Org server memory, or cause the X.Org server to crash using a specially crafted XkbGetGeometry request.
Find out more about CVE-2015-0255 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Production 3 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having Moderate security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 3.6 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (xorg-x11-server) | RHSA-2015:0797 | 2015-04-10 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (xorg-x11-server) | RHSA-2015:0797 | 2015-04-10 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xorg-x11-server | Will not fix |