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USN-7299-1: X.Org X Server vulnerabilities

Publication date

25 February 2025

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in X.Org X Server.

Releases

Packages

Details

Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled
certain memory operations. An attacker could use these issues to cause the
X Server to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.

Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled
certain memory operations. An attacker could use these issues to cause the
X Server to crash, leading to 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
24.10 oracular xserver-xorg-core –  2:21.1.13-2ubuntu1.2
xwayland –  2:24.1.2-1ubuntu0.4
24.04 noble xserver-xorg-core –  2:21.1.12-1ubuntu1.2
xwayland –  2:23.2.6-1ubuntu0.4
22.04 jammy xserver-xorg-core –  2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.13
xwayland –  2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.17
20.04 focal xserver-xorg-core –  2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.19
xwayland –  2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.19

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