CVE-2010-4818

Publication date 3 October 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

The GLX extension in X.Org xserver 1.7.7 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted request that triggers a client swap in glx/glxcmdsswap.c; or (2) a crafted length or (3) a negative value in the screen field in a request to glx/glxcmds.c.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
xorg-server	11.10 oneiric	Not affected
	11.04 natty	Not affected
	10.10 maverick	Fixed 2:1.9.0-0ubuntu7.5
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.10
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life

Notes

mdeslaur

A regression caused the fix to be removed from lucid. See USN-1232-2.

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
xorg-server	Upstream: ?id=3f0 Upstream: ?id=ec9 Upstream: ?id=6c6 Upstream: ?id=623 Upstream: ?id=d92 Upstream: ?id=a88 Upstream: ?id=113 Upstream: ?id=402

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-1232-3
X.Org X server vulnerability
20 October 2011

USN-1232-1
X.Org X server vulnerabilities
18 October 2011

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4818