Ubuntu 5986-1: X.Org X Server vulnerability | LinuxSecurity.com
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5986-1
March 29, 2023

xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-18.04, xwayland vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

X.Org X Server could be made to crash or run programs as the administrator
if it received specially crafted input.

Software Description:
- xorg-server: X.Org X11 server
- xwayland: X server for running X clients under Wayland
- xorg-server-hwe-18.04: X.Org X11 server

Details:

Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled
certain memory operations. An attacker could possibly use these issues to
cause the X Server to crash, execute arbitrary code, or escalate
privileges.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 22.10:
   xserver-xorg-core               2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7
   xwayland                        2:22.1.3-2ubuntu0.4

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   xserver-xorg-core               2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2.9
   xwayland                        2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.6

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   xserver-xorg-core               2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.8
   xwayland                        2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.8

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
   xserver-xorg-core               2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15
   xserver-xorg-core-hwe-18.04     2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.2~18.04.11
   xwayland                        2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15
   xwayland-hwe-18.04              2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.2~18.04.11

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5986-1
   CVE-2023-1393

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xwayland/2:22.1.3-2ubuntu0.4
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2.9
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xwayland/2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.6
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.8
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15
 
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server-hwe-18.04/2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.2~18.04.11

Ubuntu 5986-1: X.Org X Server vulnerability

March 29, 2023
X.Org X Server could be made to crash or run programs as the administrator if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 22.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: X.Org X Server could be made to crash or run programs as the administrator if it received specially crafted input. Software Description: - xorg-server: X.Org X11 server - xwayland: X server for running X clients under Wayland - xorg-server-hwe-18.04: X.Org X11 server Details: Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled certain memory operations. An attacker could possibly use these issues to cause the X Server to crash, execute arbitrary code, or escalate privileges.

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.10: xserver-xorg-core 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7 xwayland 2:22.1.3-2ubuntu0.4 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: xserver-xorg-core 2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2.9 xwayland 2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.6 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.8 xwayland 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.8 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15 xserver-xorg-core-hwe-18.04 2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.2~18.04.11 xwayland 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15 xwayland-hwe-18.04 2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.2~18.04.11 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5986-1

CVE-2023-1393

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5986-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xwayland/2:22.1.3-2ubuntu0.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2.9 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xwayland/2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.6 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.8 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server-hwe-18.04/2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.2~18.04.11