USN-3802-1

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3802-1

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3802-1.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3802-1

Related

Published

2018-10-26T14:29:46.486119Z

Modified

2018-10-26T14:29:46.486119Z

Summary

xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-16.04 vulnerability

Details

Narendra Shinde discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly handled certain command line parameters when running as root with the legacy wrapper. When certain graphics drivers are being used, a local attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files and escalate privileges.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / xorg-server-hwe-16.04

Package

Name: xorg-server-hwe-16.04
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/xorg-server-hwe-16.04@2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2?arch=src?distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2

Affected versions

2:1.*

2:1.18.4-1ubuntu6.1~16.04.1

2:1.18.4-1ubuntu6.1~16.04.2

2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1~16.04.2

2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1~16.04.3

2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1~16.04.4

2:1.19.5-0ubuntu2~16.04.1

2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4~16.04.1

2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-16.04": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2",
            "xorg-server-source-hwe-16.04": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2",
            "xmir-hwe-16.04": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2",
            "xserver-xorg-legacy-hwe-16.04": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2",
            "xwayland-hwe-16.04": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2",
            "xserver-xephyr-hwe-16.04-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2",
            "xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2",
            "xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2",
            "xserver-xorg-legacy-hwe-16.04-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2",
            "xserver-xephyr-hwe-16.04": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2",
            "xmir-hwe-16.04-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2",
            "xwayland-hwe-16.04-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / xorg-server

Package

Name: xorg-server
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/xorg-server@2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2?arch=src?distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2

Affected versions

2:1.*

2:1.19.5-0ubuntu2

2:1.19.6-1ubuntu1

2:1.19.6-1ubuntu2

2:1.19.6-1ubuntu3

2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4

2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "xvfb": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xserver-xorg-legacy": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xdmx": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xdmx-tools-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xserver-xorg-dev": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xnest-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xserver-xorg-core": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xserver-common": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xwayland-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xnest": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xserver-xephyr": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xserver-xorg-xmir": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xdmx-tools": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xmir-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xwayland": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xorg-server-source": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xserver-xorg-core-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xmir": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xserver-xephyr-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xdmx-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xvfb-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xserver-xorg-legacy-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xserver-xorg-core-udeb": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2"
        }
    ]
}