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Ubuntu 23.10 USN-6453-1 High: X.Org X Server Buffer Overflow

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Calendar Grey October 25, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple vulnerabilities discovered in the X.Org X Server and Xwayland have been patched in Ubuntu, affecting systems from version 20.04 LTS to 23.10.
Several security issues were fixed in X.Org X Server, xwayland.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 23.04 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in X.Org X Server, xwayland. Software Description: - xorg-server: X.Org X11 server - xwayland: X server for running X clients under Wayland Details: Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled prepending values to certain properties. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the X Server to crash, execute arbitrary code, or escalate privileges. (CVE-2023-5367) Sri discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled detroying windows in certain legacy multi-screen setups. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the X Server to crash, execute arbitrary code, or escalate privileges. (CVE-2023-5380)

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Topics Covered

security advisory privilege escalation Ubuntu arbitrary code xorg-server xwayland

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10: xserver-xorg-core 2:21.1.7-3ubuntu2.1 xwayland 2:23.2.0-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 23.04: xserver-xorg-core 2:21.1.7-1ubuntu3.1 xwayland 2:22.1.8-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: xserver-xorg-core 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.2 xwayland 2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.7 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.9 xwayland 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.9 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6453-1

CVE-2023-5367, CVE-2023-5380

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6453-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory privilege escalation Ubuntu arbitrary code xorg-server xwayland

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:21.1.7-3ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xwayland/2:23.2.0-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:21.1.7-1ubuntu3.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xwayland/2:22.1.8-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xwayland/2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.7 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.9

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