==========================================================================
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7085-1
October 30, 2024<\/p>\n
xorg-server, xwayland vulnerability
==========================================================================<\/p>\n
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:<\/p>\n
– Ubuntu 24.10
– Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 20.04 LTS<\/p>\n
Summary:<\/p>\n
X.Org X Server could be made to crash or run programs if it received
specially crafted data.<\/p>\n
Software Description:
– xorg-server: X.Org X11 server
– xwayland: X server for running X clients under Wayland<\/p>\n
Details:<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Update instructions:<\/p>\n
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 24.10
xserver-xorg-core 2:21.1.13-2ubuntu1.1
xwayland 2:24.1.2-1ubuntu0.1<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
xserver-xorg-core 2:21.1.12-1ubuntu1.1
xwayland 2:23.2.6-1ubuntu0.1<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
xserver-xorg-core 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.12
xwayland 2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.14<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.18
xwayland 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.18<\/p>\n
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all
the necessary changes.<\/p>\n
References:
https:\/\/ubuntu.com\/security\/notices\/USN-7085-1
CVE-2024-9632<\/p>\n
Package Information:
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/xorg-server\/2:21.1.13-2ubuntu1.1
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/xwayland\/2:24.1.2-1ubuntu0.1
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/xorg-server\/2:21.1.12-1ubuntu1.1
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/xwayland\/2:23.2.6-1ubuntu0.1
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/xorg-server\/2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.12
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/xwayland\/2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.14
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/xorg-server\/2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.18<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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