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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5428-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 5428-1 - Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libXrandr incorrectly handled certain responses. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5428-1May 18, 2022libxrandr vulnerabilities==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 16.04 ESMSummary:Several security issues were fixed in libXrandr.Software Description:- libxrandr: X11 RandR extension libraryDetails:Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libXrandr incorrectly handled certainresponses. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denialof service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.(CVE-2016-7947, CVE-2016-7948)Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: libxrandr2 2:1.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5428-1 CVE-2016-7947, CVE-2016-7948