Upstream information

CVE-2020-25697 at MITRE

Description

A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Xorg-x11-server due to a lack of authentication for X11 clients. This flaw allows an attacker to take control of an X application by impersonating the server it is expecting to connect to.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Pending

This issue is currently rated as having low severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 4.4
Vector AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 7 3.6
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Local Local
Attack Complexity High High
Privileges Required Low Low
User Interaction None None
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High None
Integrity Impact High Low
Availability Impact High Low
CVSSv3 Version 3.1 3.1
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1178613 [RESOLVED / WONTFIX]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
Image SLES15-SP3-SAPCAL-Azure
Image SLES15-SP4-SAP
Image SLES15-SP4-SAP-Azure
Image SLES15-SP4-SAP-EC2
Image SLES15-SP4-SAP-GCE
Image SLES15-SP4-SAPCAL
Image SLES15-SP4-SAPCAL-Azure
Image SLES15-SP4-SAPCAL-EC2
Image SLES15-SP4-SAPCAL-GCE
Image SLES15-SP5-SAPCAL-Azure
Image SLES15-SP5-SAPCAL-EC2
Image SLES15-SP5-SAPCAL-GCE
  • xtrans >= 1.3.5-150000.3.3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
SUSE Manager Server 4.3
  • xtrans >= 1.3.5-150000.3.3.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP4-2023-3190
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  • xtrans >= 1.3.5-150000.3.3.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2023-3190
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3
  • xtrans >= 1.3.5-150000.3.3.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-RT-15-SP3-2023-3190
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
  • xtrans >= 1.3.5-5.3.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2023-3189
openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • xtrans >= 1.3.5-150000.3.3.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-3190
openSUSE Leap 15.5
  • xtrans >= 1.3.5-150000.3.3.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-3190
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • xtrans >= 1.5.0-1.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE Tumbleweed GA xtrans-1.5.0-1.1


First public cloud image revisions this CVE is fixed in:


Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 xtrans Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 xtrans Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 xtrans Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 xtrans Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 xtrans Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 xtrans Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 xtrans Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 xtrans Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 xtrans Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 xtrans Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 xtrans Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 xtrans Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 xtrans Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 xtrans Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 xtrans Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 xtrans Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 xtrans Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 xtrans Released
openSUSE Leap 15.5 xtrans Released
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 xtrans Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 xtrans Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 xtrans Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 xtrans Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-ESPOS xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP1 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP2 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 xtrans Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 xorg-x11 Affected
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 xtrans Affected
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.5 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 xtrans Affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Image Server 12 SP2 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 xtrans Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 xtrans Affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 xtrans Affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 xtrans Affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 xtrans Affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 xtrans Affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 xtrans Affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 xtrans Affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 xtrans Affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 xtrans Affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 xtrans Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 xorg-x11 Unsupported
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 xorg-x11 Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 xorg-x11 Affected
openSUSE Leap 15.4 xtrans Released


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Mon Nov 9 18:07:42 2020
CVE page last modified: Mon Apr 15 15:23:31 2024