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Ubuntu 16.04: USN-5778-2 Critical: X.Org Server Security Issues

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Calendar Grey February 16, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Patches for various vulnerabilities in Ubuntu's X.Org X Server impact earlier versions. Ensure your system is updated without delay.
Several security issues were fixed in X.Org X Server.

Summary

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security advisory update Ubuntu server X.Org catastrophic issue

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm5 xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.6+esm4 xwayland 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm5 xwayland-hwe-16.04 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.6+esm4 Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm7 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5778-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5778-1

CVE-2022-4283, CVE-2022-46340, CVE-2022-46341, CVE-2022-46342,

CVE-2022-46343, CVE-2022-46344, CVE-2023-0494

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February 16, 2023

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security advisory update Ubuntu server X.Org catastrophic issue

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