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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5193-3

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5193-3
Posted Jul 27, 2023
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 5193-3 - USN-5193-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in X.Org. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could use this issue to cause the server to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges.

tags | advisory, denial of service, arbitrary, vulnerability
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2021-4008
SHA-256 | 1eb1ddb27fbb758f427c0bf5ea4ee429be3e11990390a1e22ded9d1a9f2be38e

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5193-3

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5193-3
July 27, 2023

xorg-server-hwe-16.04 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- xorg-server-hwe-16.04: X.Org X11 server

Details:

USN-5193-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in X.Org. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled
certain inputs. An attacker could use this issue to cause the server to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code and escalate privileges.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.6+esm5

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5193-3
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5193-1
CVE-2021-4008, CVE-2021-4009, CVE-2021-4011

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