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Debian 9: DLA-2486-1 critical: xorg-server privilege escalation

debian lts
Calendar Grey December 9, 2020
Dist Debian Esm H88
xorg-server vulnerability patch fixes insufficient input scrutiny resulting in privilege escalation for Debian LTS version.
Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the XKB extension of the Xorg X server performed incomplete input validation, which could result in privilege escalation
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Summary

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version
2:1.19.2-1+deb9u7.

We recommend that you upgrade your xorg-server packages.

For the detailed security status of xorg-server please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/xorg-server

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


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Package: xorg-server
Version: 2:1.19.2-1+deb9u7
CVE ID: CVE-2020-14360 CVE-2020-25712

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