1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6008-1

USN-6008-1: Exo vulnerability

Publication date

11 April 2023

Overview

Exo could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • exo - Extension library used in the Xfce desktop

Details

It was discovered that Exo did not properly sanitized desktop files.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to to cause a crash or
arbitrary code execution.

It was discovered that Exo did not properly sanitized desktop files.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to to cause a crash or
arbitrary code execution.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will 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
22.04 jammy libexo-common –  4.16.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libexo-2-0 –  4.16.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
20.04 focal libexo-common –  0.12.11-1ubuntu1.20.04.1+esm1  
libexo-1-0 –  0.12.11-1ubuntu1.20.04.1+esm1  
libexo-2-0 –  0.12.11-1ubuntu1.20.04.1+esm1  
18.04 bionic libexo-common –  0.12.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1  
libexo-1-0 –  0.12.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1  
libexo-2-0 –  0.12.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1  
16.04 xenial libexo-common –  0.10.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libexo-1-0 –  0.10.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
14.04 trusty libexo-common –  0.10.2-3ubuntu1.14.04.2+esm1  
libexo-1-0 –  0.10.2-3ubuntu1.14.04.2+esm1  

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