USN-5510-2: X.Org X Server vulnerabilities
12 July 2022
Several security issues were fixed in X.Org X Server.
Releases
Packages
- xorg-server - X.Org X11 server
- xorg-server-hwe-16.04 - X.Org X11 server
Details
USN-5510-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in X.Org. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled
certain inputs. An attacker could use this issue to cause the server to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code and escalate privileges.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04
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xwayland
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2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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xserver-xorg-core
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2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04
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2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.6+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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xwayland-hwe-16.04
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2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.6+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all
the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-5510-1: xdmx-tools, xmir, xdmx, xserver-xorg-core, xorg-server-source, xserver-xephyr, xnest, xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04, xserver-xorg-dev, xserver-xorg-core-hwe-18.04, xorg-server, xvfb, xwayland, xwayland-hwe-18.04, xserver-xorg-legacy-hwe-18.04, xserver-xorg-legacy, xserver-xorg-xmir, xorg-server-hwe-18.04, xserver-common, xorg-server-source-hwe-18.04, xserver-xephyr-hwe-18.04