Ubuntu 23.10: USN-6721-2 Moderate: X.Org X Server Information Exposure

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April 9, 2024

A regression was fixed in X.Org X Server.

Summary

A regression was fixed in X.Org X Server.

Software Description:

- xorg-server: X.Org X11 server

- xwayland: X server for running X clients under Wayland

Details:

USN-6721-1 fixed vulnerabilities in X.Org X Server. That fix was incomplete

resulting in a regression. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that X.Org X Server incorrectly handled certain data.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

(CVE-2024-31080, CVE-2024-31081, CVE-2024-31082)

It was discovered that X.Org X Server incorrectly handled certain glyphs.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or expose sensitive

information. (CVE-2024-31083)

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate severity information exposure ubuntu xorg server regression xwayland

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.10:
  xserver-xorg-core               2:21.1.7-3ubuntu2.9
  xwayland                        2:23.2.0-1ubuntu0.6

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  xserver-xorg-core               2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.10
  xwayland                        2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.13

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  xserver-xorg-core               2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.17
  xwayland                        2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.17

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  xserver-xorg-core               2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15+esm8
  xwayland                        2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15+esm8

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  xserver-xorg-core               2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm13
  xwayland                        2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm13

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  xserver-xorg-core               2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm12

After a standard system update you need to restart -APP- to make
all the necessary changes.