Packages
- xorg-server - X.Org X11 server
- xorg-server-hwe-16.04 - X.Org X11 server
- xorg-server-hwe-18.04 - X.Org X11 server
- xwayland - X server for running X clients under Wayland
Details
It was discovered that X.Org X Server incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could use these issues to cause the server to crash, resulting
in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
It was discovered that X.Org X Server incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could use these issues to cause the server 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 22.10 kinetic | xserver-xorg-core – 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.1 | ||
| xwayland – 2:22.1.3-2ubuntu0.1 | |||
| 22.04 jammy | xserver-xorg-core – 2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2.3 | ||
| xwayland – 2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.3 | |||
| 20.04 focal | xserver-xorg-core – 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.4 | ||
| xwayland – 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.4 | |||
| 18.04 bionic | xserver-xorg-core – 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.12 | ||
| xwayland – 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.12 | |||
| xserver-xorg-core-hwe-18.04 – 2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.2~18.04.8 | |||
| 16.04 xenial | xwayland – 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm4 | ||
| xserver-xorg-core – 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm4 | |||
| xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04 – 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.6+esm3 | |||
| 14.04 trusty | xserver-xorg-core – 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm6 | ||
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