Ubuntu 4905-1: X.Org X Server vulnerability
Summary
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.10: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.9-2ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.9-2ubuntu1.2~20.04.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.9 xserver-xorg-core-hwe-18.04 2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.2~18.04.5 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12 xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.6 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4905-1
CVE-2021-3472
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:1.20.9-2ubuntu1.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:1.20.9-2ubuntu1.2~20.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.9 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server-hwe-18.04/2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.2~18.04.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server-hwe-16.04/2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.6