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HistoryDec 13, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

X.Org X Server vulnerabilities

2023-12-1300:00:00
ubuntu.com
59
ubuntu 16.04 esm
ubuntu 18.04 esm
x.org x11 server
x server vulnerabilities
memory handling issue
privilege escalation
information disclosure

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

8.7 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.273 Low

EPSS

Percentile

96.8%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
  • Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Packages

  • xorg-server - X.Org X11 server

Details

USN-6555-1 fixed several vulnerabilities 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 XKB
button actions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the X
Server to crash, execute arbitrary code, or escalate privileges.
(CVE-2023-6377)

Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled
memory when processing the RRChangeOutputProperty and
RRChangeProviderProperty APIs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause the X Server to crash, or obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2023-6478)

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Ubuntu18.04noarchxserver-xorg-core< 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15+esm3UNKNOWN
Ubuntu18.04noarchxdmx< 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15UNKNOWN
Ubuntu18.04noarchxdmx-dbgsym< 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15UNKNOWN
Ubuntu18.04noarchxdmx-tools< 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15UNKNOWN
Ubuntu18.04noarchxdmx-tools-dbgsym< 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15UNKNOWN
Ubuntu18.04noarchxmir< 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15UNKNOWN
Ubuntu18.04noarchxmir-dbgsym< 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15UNKNOWN
Ubuntu18.04noarchxnest< 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15UNKNOWN
Ubuntu18.04noarchxnest-dbgsym< 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15UNKNOWN
Ubuntu18.04noarchxorg-server-source< 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15UNKNOWN
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7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

8.7 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.273 Low

EPSS

Percentile

96.8%