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- USN-6587-5
USN-6587-5: X.Org X Server vulnerabilities
First published: Wed Mar 13 2024(Updated: )
USN-6587-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in X.Org. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Original advisory details: 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) Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled memory when processing the DeviceFocusEvent and ProcXIQueryPointer APIs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the X Server to crash, obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-6816) Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled reattaching to a different master device. An attacker could use this issue to cause the X Server to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-0229) Olivier Fourdan and Donn Seeley discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly labeled GLX PBuffers when used with SELinux. An attacker could use this issue to cause the X Server to crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-0408) Olivier Fourdan discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled the curser code when used with SELinux. An attacker could use this issue to cause the X Server to crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-0409) Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled memory when processing the XISendDeviceHierarchyEvent API. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the X Server to crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-21885) Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled devices being disabled. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the X Server to crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-21886)
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/xserver-xorg-core | <2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm9 | 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm9 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =14.04 |
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Reference Links
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-21886
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-6478
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-6816
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-0229
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-21885
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-0408
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6587-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6587-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6555-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6555-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6587-5 (Advisory)
Child vulnerabilities
(Contains the following vulnerabilities)
- collector/usn
- source/Ubuntu
- anchor-related/USN-6587-1
- anchor-related/USN-6587-2
- anchor-related/USN-6555-1
- anchor-related/USN-6555-2
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/severity
- agent/title
- agent/references
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/description
- agent/type
- agent/tags
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/event
- package-manager/ubuntu
- vendor/ubuntu
- canonical/ubuntu ubuntu
- version/ubuntu ubuntu/14.04