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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.1715
xorg-server security update
10 July 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: xorg-server
Publisher: Debian
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 8
Debian GNU/Linux 9
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Increased Privileges -- Existing Account
Access Privileged Data -- Existing Account
Denial of Service -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2017-10972 CVE-2017-10971
Original Bulletin:
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3905
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Debian. It is recommended that administrators
running xorg-server check for an updated version of the software for
their operating system.
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3905-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
July 09, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : xorg-server
CVE ID : CVE-2017-10971 CVE-2017-10972
Debian Bug : 867492
Two security issues have been discovered in the X.org X server, which
may lead to privilege escalation or an information leak.
For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed
in version 2:1.16.4-1+deb8u1.
For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in
version 2:1.19.2-1+deb9u1. Setups running root-less X are not affected.
For the testing distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed
in version 2:1.19.3-2.
For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 2:1.19.3-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your xorg-server packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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