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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6721-1

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6721-1
Posted Apr 5, 2024
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 6721-1 - It was discovered that X.Org X Server incorrectly handled certain data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. It was discovered that X.Org X Server incorrectly handled certain glyphs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or expose sensitive information.

tags | advisory
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2024-31080, CVE-2024-31083
SHA-256 | 4882781902435137ae8b1fd009b4c4df6d61f4ae936be03a8ca2819d4d11c896

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6721-1

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6721-1
April 04, 2024

xorg-server, xwayland vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 23.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in X.Org X Server, xwayland.

Software Description:
- xorg-server: 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 data.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2024-31080, CVE-2024-31081, CVE-2024-31082)

It was discovered that X.Org X Server incorrectly handled certain glyphs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or expose sensitive
information. (CVE-2024-31083)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 23.10:
xserver-xorg-core 2:21.1.7-3ubuntu2.8
xwayland 2:23.2.0-1ubuntu0.5

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
xserver-xorg-core 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.9
xwayland 2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.12

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.16
xwayland 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.16

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15+esm7
xwayland 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15+esm7

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm12
xwayland 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm12

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm11

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6721-1
CVE-2024-31080, CVE-2024-31081, CVE-2024-31082, CVE-2024-31083

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:21.1.7-3ubuntu2.8
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xwayland/2:23.2.0-1ubuntu0.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.9
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xwayland/2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.12
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.16

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