Ubuntu alert USN-4905-2 (xorg-server)

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"Leonidas S. Barbosa" <leo.barbosa@canonical.com>
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[USN-4905-2] X.Org X Server vulnerability
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Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:18:22 -0300
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<20210630171822.GA3912299@d4rkl41n>
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4905-2
June 30, 2021

xorg-server vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- xorg-server: X.Org X11 server

Details:

USN-4905-1 fixed a vulnerability in X.Org. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

 Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled
 certain lengths of XInput extension ChangeFeedbackControl requests. An
 attacker could use this issue to cause the server to crash, resulting in a
 denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  xserver-xorg-core               2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm4

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all
the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4905-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4905-1
  CVE-2021-3472
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