Debian: DSA-3095-1: xorg-server security update

Date 10 Dec 2014

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted By LinuxSecurity Advisories

Ilja van Sprundel of IOActive discovered several security issues in the X.org X server, which may lead to privilege escalation or denial of service.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3095-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
December 10, 2014 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : xorg-server
CVE ID : CVE-2014-8091 CVE-2014-8092 CVE-2014-8093 CVE-2014-8094
CVE-2014-8095 CVE-2014-8096 CVE-2014-8097 CVE-2014-8098
CVE-2014-8099 CVE-2014-8100 CVE-2014-8101 CVE-2014-8102

Ilja van Sprundel of IOActive discovered several security issues in the
X.org X server, which may lead to privilege escalation or denial of
service.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.12.4-6+deb7u5.

For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), these problems will be
fixed soon.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 2:1.16.2.901-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your xorg-server packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

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