CVE-2014-8095

Publication date 9 December 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

The XInput extension in X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R4 and X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) before 1.16.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted length or index value to the (1) SProcXChangeDeviceControl, (2) ProcXChangeDeviceControl, (3) ProcXChangeFeedbackControl, (4) ProcXSendExtensionEvent, (5) SProcXIAllowEvents, (6) SProcXIChangeCursor, (7) ProcXIChangeHierarchy, (8) SProcXIGetClientPointer, (9) SProcXIGrabDevice, (10) SProcXIUngrabDevice, (11) ProcXIUngrabDevice, (12) SProcXIPassiveGrabDevice, (13) ProcXIPassiveGrabDevice, (14) SProcXIPassiveUngrabDevice, (15) ProcXIPassiveUngrabDevice, (16) SProcXListDeviceProperties, (17) SProcXDeleteDeviceProperty, (18) SProcXIListProperties, (19) SProcXIDeleteProperty, (20) SProcXIGetProperty, (21) SProcXIQueryDevice, (22) SProcXIQueryPointer, (23) SProcXISelectEvents, (24) SProcXISetClientPointer, (25) SProcXISetFocus, (26) SProcXIGetFocus, or (27) SProcXIWarpPointer function.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
xorg-server 14.10 utopic
Fixed 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.4
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.15
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
xorg-server-lts-trusty 14.10 utopic Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2~precise3
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2436-1
    • X.Org X server vulnerabilities
    • 9 December 2014

Other references