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Ubuntu 21.04: USN-4966-1 Moderate: libx11 Remote Access

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Calendar Grey May 25, 2021
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
libx11 weakness impacts various Ubuntu versions. Adhere to update guidelines to prevent unauthorized service access.
libx11 could allow unintended access to services.

Summary

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security advisory remote access moderate severity update instructions ubuntu libx11 service access

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 21.04: libx11-6 2:1.7.0-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 20.10: libx11-6 2:1.6.12-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: libx11-6 2:1.6.9-2ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libx11-6 2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.4 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4966-1

CVE-2021-31535

May 25, 2021

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Topics Covered

security advisory remote access moderate severity update instructions ubuntu libx11 service access

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libx11/2:1.7.0-2ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libx11/2:1.6.12-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libx11/2:1.6.9-2ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libx11/2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.4

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