Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : X.Org X server vulnerabilities (USN-3453-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3453-1 advisory. Michal Srb discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly handled shared memory segments. An attacker able to connect to an X server, either...

USN-3453-1: X.Org X server vulnerabilities

Michal Srb discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly handled shared memory segments. An attacker able to connect to an X server, either locally or remotely, could use this issue to crash the server, or possibly replace shared memory segments of other X clients in the same session...

USN-3453-1 xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-16.04, xorg-server-lts-xenial vulnerabilities

Michal Srb discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly handled shared memory segments. An attacker able to connect to an X server, either locally or remotely, could use this issue to crash the server, or possibly replace shared memory segments of other X clients in the same session...