USN-4656-2

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4656-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4656-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4656-2
Related
Published
2020-12-07T15:14:43.259501Z
Modified
2020-12-07T15:14:43.259501Z
Summary
xorg-server vulnerabilities
Details

USN-4656-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in X.Org. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server XKB extension incorrectly handled certain inputs. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / xorg-server

Package

Name
xorg-server
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xorg-server@2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm3?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm3

Affected versions

2:1.*

2:1.14.3-3ubuntu2
2:1.14.3-3ubuntu3
2:1.14.3-3ubuntu4
2:1.14.3-5ubuntu1
2:1.14.4-1ubuntu1
2:1.14.4-1ubuntu2
2:1.14.4.901-0ubuntu2
2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2
2:1.14.5-1ubuntu4
2:1.15.0-1ubuntu1
2:1.15.0-1ubuntu2
2:1.15.0-1ubuntu3
2:1.15.0-1ubuntu4
2:1.15.0-1ubuntu6
2:1.15.0-1ubuntu7
2:1.15.1-0ubuntu1
2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2
2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.1
2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.4
2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.5
2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.6
2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7
2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.9
2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.10
2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "xdmx-tools": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm3",
            "xserver-xorg-xmir": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm3",
            "xvfb": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm3",
            "xdmx": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm3",
            "xserver-xorg-dev": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm3",
            "xorg-server-source": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm3",
            "xserver-xorg-core": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm3",
            "xserver-common": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm3",
            "xnest": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm3",
            "xserver-xephyr": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm3",
            "xserver-xorg-core-udeb": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm3"
        }
    ]
}