USN-3622-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3622-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3622-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3622-1
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Published
2018-04-09T16:42:29.972207Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:37Z
Summary
wayland vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that the Wayland Xcursor support incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could use these issues to cause Wayland to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / wayland

Package

Name
wayland
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wayland@1.4.0-1ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.0-1ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.1.0-2ubuntu3
1.3.0-1
1.3.92-1
1.4.0-1
1.4.0-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.0-1ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libwayland-client0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.0-1ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libwayland-cursor0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.0-1ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libwayland-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.0-1ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libwayland-server0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.0-1ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libwayland0"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-16612",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / wayland

Package

Name
wayland
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wayland@1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.3?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.3

Affected versions

1.*

1.8.1-1
1.9.0-1
1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.1
1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.3",
            "binary_name": "libwayland-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.3",
            "binary_name": "libwayland-client0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.3",
            "binary_name": "libwayland-cursor0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.3",
            "binary_name": "libwayland-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.3",
            "binary_name": "libwayland-server0"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-16612",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}