Packages
- wayland - Wayland compositor infrastructure
Details
It was discovered that the Wayland Xcursor support incorrectly handled
certain files. An attacker could use these issues to cause Wayland to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
It was discovered that the Wayland Xcursor support incorrectly handled
certain files. An attacker could use these issues to cause Wayland to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
---|---|---|---|
17.10 artful | libwayland-cursor0 – 1.14.0-1ubuntu0.1 | ||
16.04 xenial | libwayland-bin – 1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.3 | ||
libwayland-client0 – 1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.3 | |||
libwayland-cursor0 – 1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.3 | |||
libwayland-dev – 1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.3 | |||
libwayland-doc – 1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.3 | |||
libwayland-server0 – 1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.3 | |||
14.04 trusty | libwayland-cursor0 – 1.4.0-1ubuntu1.1 |
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