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Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: USN-403-1 Critical Integer Overflow Threat in Xorg

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Calendar Grey January 9, 2007
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The latest X.org security advisory for Ubuntu reveals critical integer overflow vulnerabilities. Users must apply recommended updates to mitigate risks.

The DBE and Render extensions in X.org were vulnerable to integer overflows, which could lead to memory overwrites

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security advisory software update Ubuntu critical threat integer overflow memory overwrite Xorg

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