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Debian LTS: DLA-3256-1 Critical: X.Org X Server Escalation Risk

debian lts
Calendar Grey December 31, 2022
Dist Debian Esm H88
Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3257-1 addresses several vulnerabilities in the kernel leading to potential denial-of-service attacks.

Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered several vulnerabilities in X server extensions in the X.Org X server, which may result in privilege escalation if the X server is running privileged.<...

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Summary


Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered several vulnerabilities in X server extensions
in the X.Org X server, which may result in privilege escalation if the X
server is running privileged.

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version
2:1.20.4-1+deb10u7.

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:security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/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: 2:1.20.4-1+deb10u7
CVE ID: CVE-2022-4283 CVE-2022-46340 CVE-2022-46341

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