=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6168-1
June 15, 2023

libx11 vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

libx11 could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic.

Software Description:
- libx11: X11 client-side library

Details:

Gregory James Duck discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled certain
Request, Event, or Error IDs. If a user were tricked into connecting to a
malicious X Server, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause libx11 to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 23.04:
   libx11-6                        2:1.8.4-2ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 22.10:
   libx11-6                        2:1.8.1-2ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   libx11-6                        2:1.7.5-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   libx11-6                        2:1.6.9-2ubuntu1.5

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6168-1
   CVE-2023-3138

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libx11/2:1.8.4-2ubuntu0.2
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libx11/2:1.8.1-2ubuntu0.2
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libx11/2:1.7.5-1ubuntu0.2
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libx11/2:1.6.9-2ubuntu1.5

Ubuntu 6168-1: libx11 vulnerability

June 15, 2023
libx11 could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.04: libx11-6 2:1.8.4-2ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 22.10: libx11-6 2:1.8.1-2ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: libx11-6 2:1.7.5-1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: libx11-6 2:1.6.9-2ubuntu1.5 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6168-1

CVE-2023-3138

Severity
June 15, 2023

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libx11/2:1.8.4-2ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libx11/2:1.8.1-2ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libx11/2:1.7.5-1ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libx11/2:1.6.9-2ubuntu1.5

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