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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5510-2

Ubuntu Security Notice 5510-2 - USN-5510-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in X.Org. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. 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, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges.

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=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5510-2July 12, 2022xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-16.04 vulnerabilities=========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 16.04 ESMSummary:Several security issues were fixed in X.Org X Server.Software Description:- xorg-server: X.Org X11 server- xorg-server-hwe-16.04: X.Org X11 serverDetails:USN-5510-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in X.Org. This update providesthe 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, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges.Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:  xserver-xorg-core               2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm2  xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04     2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.6+esm1  xwayland                        2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm2  xwayland-hwe-16.04              2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.6+esm1After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make allthe necessary changes.References:  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5510-2  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5510-1  CVE-2022-2319, CVE-2022-2320

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