Ubuntu 22.10 USN-5846-1 Critical: X.Org X Server Escalation Issue
ubuntu
February 7, 2023
X.Org X Server could be made to crash or run programs as the administrator if it received specially crafted input.
Summary
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.10: xserver-xorg-core 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.5 xwayland 2:22.1.3-2ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: xserver-xorg-core 2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2.7 xwayland 2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.5 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.6 xwayland 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.6 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.14 xserver-xorg-core-hwe-18.04 2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.2~18.04.10 xwayland 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.14 xwayland-hwe-18.04 2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.2~18.04.10 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5846-1
CVE-2023-0494
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Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xwayland/2:22.1.3-2ubuntu0.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2.7 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xwayland/2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.6 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.14 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server-hwe-18.04/2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.2~18.04.10
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