[slackware-security] xorg-server

New xorg-server packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/xorg-server-1.20.14-i586-15slack15.0.txz: Rebuilt. This update fixes security issues: Use-after-free of the root cursor. Buffer...

USN-5193-3: X.Org X Server vulnerabilities

USN-5193-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in X.Org. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could use this issue to cause the server to crash,...

USN-5778-2: X.Org X Server vulnerabilities

USN-5778-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in X.Org. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that X.Org X Server extensions contained multiple security issues. An attacker could possibly use these...

USN-4905-1 xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-16.04, xorg-server-hwe-18.04 vulnerability

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...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : X.Org X Server vulnerabilities (USN-4488-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4488-1 advisory. Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled the input extension protocol. A local attacker could...