1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-7085-1

USN-7085-1: X.Org X Server vulnerability

Publication date

30 October 2024

Overview

X.Org X Server could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted data.

Releases

Packages

Details

Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled
certain memory operations in the X Keyboard Extension. An attacker could
use this issue 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 in the X Keyboard Extension. An attacker could
use this issue 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 –  2:21.1.13-2ubuntu1.1
xwayland –  2:24.1.2-1ubuntu0.1
24.04 noble xserver-xorg-core –  2:21.1.12-1ubuntu1.1
xwayland –  2:23.2.6-1ubuntu0.1
22.04 jammy xserver-xorg-core –  2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.12
xwayland –  2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.14
20.04 focal xserver-xorg-core –  2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.18
xwayland –  2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.18

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