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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2024.2065
USN-6721-1: X.Org X Server vulnerabilities
5 April 2024
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: X.Org X Server
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2024-31080 CVE-2024-31081 CVE-2024-31082
CVE-2024-31083
Original Bulletin:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6721-1
Comment: CVSS (Max): 7.8 CVE-2024-31083 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVSS Source: Red Hat
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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USN-6721-1: X.Org X Server vulnerabilities
4 April 2024
Several security issues were fixed in X.Org X Server, xwayland.
Releases
o Ubuntu 23.10
o Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
o Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
o Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Packages
o xorg-server - X.Org X11 server
o xwayland - X server for running X clients under Wayland
Details
It was discovered that X.Org X Server incorrectly handled certain data.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
( CVE-2024-31080 , CVE-2024-31081 , CVE-2024-31082 )
It was discovered that X.Org X Server incorrectly handled certain glyphs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or expose sensitive
information. ( CVE-2024-31083 )
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 23.10
o xserver-xorg-core - 2:21.1.7-3ubuntu2.8
o xwayland - 2:23.2.0-1ubuntu0.5
Ubuntu 22.04
o xserver-xorg-core - 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.9
o xwayland - 2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.12
Ubuntu 20.04
o xserver-xorg-core - 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.16
o xwayland - 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.16
Ubuntu 18.04
o xserver-xorg-core - 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15+esm7
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o xwayland - 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15+esm7
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04
o xserver-xorg-core - 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o xwayland - 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04
o xserver-xorg-core - 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm11
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2024-31083
o CVE-2024-31082
o CVE-2024-31081
o CVE-2024-31080
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