Ubuntu alert USN-7085-2 (xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-16.04, xorg-server-hwe-18.04)

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"Leonidas S. Barbosa" <leo.barbosa@canonical.com>
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ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
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[USN-7085-2] X.Org X Server vulnerability
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Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:25:41 -0300
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<20241030152541.GA269690@tpl41n>
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7085-2
October 30, 2024

xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-16.04, xorg-server-hwe-18.04 vulnerability
==========================================================================

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- xorg-server: X.Org X11 server
- xorg-server-hwe-18.04: X.Org X11 server
- xorg-server-hwe-16.04: X.Org X11 server

Details:

USN-7085-1 fixed a vulnerability in X.Org. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory 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.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  xserver-xorg-core               2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  xserver-xorg-core-hwe-18.04     2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.2~18.04.11+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  xwayland                        2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  xwayland-hwe-18.04              2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.2~18.04.11+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  xserver-xorg-core               2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm14
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04     2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.6+esm6
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  xwayland                        2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm14
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  xwayland-hwe-16.04              2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.6+esm6
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7085-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7085-1
  CVE-2024-9632



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