USN-2436-2: X.Org X server vulnerabilities

Publication date

10 December 2014

Overview

USN-2436-1 contained incomplete fixes for the X.Org X server.


Packages

Details

USN-2436-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the X.Org X server. Since publication,
additional fixes have been made available for these issues. This update
adds the additional fixes.

Original advisory details:

Ilja van Sprundel discovered a multitude of security issues in the X.Org X
server. An attacker able to connect to an X server, either locally or
remotely, could use these issues to cause the X server to crash or execute
arbitrary code resulting in possible privilege escalation.

USN-2436-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the X.Org X server. Since publication,
additional fixes have been made available for these issues. This update
adds the additional fixes.

Original advisory details:

Ilja van Sprundel discovered a multitude of security issues in the X.Org X
server. An attacker able to connect to an X server, either locally or
remotely, could use these issues to cause the X server to crash or execute
arbitrary code resulting in possible privilege escalation.

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:


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