=========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1107-1 April 06, 2011 x11-xserver-utils vulnerability CVE-2011-0465 =========================================================== A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Ubuntu 10.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: x11-xserver-utils 7.3+2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 9.10: x11-xserver-utils 7.4+2ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: x11-xserver-utils 7.5+1ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 10.10: x11-xserver-utils 7.5+2ubuntu1.1 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. Details follow: Sebastian Krahmer discovered that the xrdb utility incorrectly filtered crafted hostnames. An attacker could use this flaw with a malicious DHCP server or with a remote xdmcp login and execute arbitrary code, resulting in root privilege escalation. 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