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USN-4490-1: X.Org X Server vulnerability

8 September 2020

X.Org X Server could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted input.

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Details

Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled the
XkbSetNames function. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
escalate privileges.

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References

Related notices

  • USN-4488-2: xorg-server-source, xdmx-tools, xserver-common, xvfb, xorg-server, xserver-xorg-xmir, xdmx, xserver-xephyr, xserver-xorg-dev, xserver-xorg-core, xserver-xorg-core-udeb, xnest

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