Packages
- wayland - Wayland compositor infrastructure
Details
It was discovered that Wayland incorrectly handled reference counting
certain objects. An attacker could use this issue to cause Wayland to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
It was discovered that Wayland incorrectly handled reference counting
certain objects. An attacker could use this issue to cause Wayland to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 22.04 LTS jammy | libwayland-egl1 – 1.20.0-1ubuntu0.1 | ||
| libwayland-bin – 1.20.0-1ubuntu0.1 | |||
| libwayland-server0 – 1.20.0-1ubuntu0.1 | |||
| libwayland-client0 – 1.20.0-1ubuntu0.1 | |||
| 20.04 LTS focal | libwayland-egl1 – 1.18.0-1ubuntu0.1 | ||
| libwayland-bin – 1.18.0-1ubuntu0.1 | |||
| libwayland-server0 – 1.18.0-1ubuntu0.1 | |||
| libwayland-client0 – 1.18.0-1ubuntu0.1 | |||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | libwayland-egl1 – 1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1~18.04.4 | ||
| libwayland-bin – 1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1~18.04.4 | |||
| libwayland-server0 – 1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1~18.04.4 | |||
| libwayland-client0 – 1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1~18.04.4 | |||
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