USN-4905-2

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4905-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4905-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4905-2
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Published
2021-06-30T14:27:28.212521Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:54:56.336043Z
Summary
xorg-server vulnerability
Details

USN-4905-1 fixed a vulnerability in X.Org. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled certain lengths of XInput extension ChangeFeedbackControl requests. An attacker could use this issue to cause the server to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / xorg-server

Package

Name
xorg-server
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xorg-server@2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm4?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm4

Affected versions

2:1.*

2:1.14.3-3ubuntu2
2:1.14.3-3ubuntu3
2:1.14.3-3ubuntu4
2:1.14.3-5ubuntu1
2:1.14.4-1ubuntu1
2:1.14.4-1ubuntu2
2:1.14.4.901-0ubuntu2
2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2
2:1.14.5-1ubuntu4
2:1.15.0-1ubuntu1
2:1.15.0-1ubuntu2
2:1.15.0-1ubuntu3
2:1.15.0-1ubuntu4
2:1.15.0-1ubuntu6
2:1.15.0-1ubuntu7
2:1.15.1-0ubuntu1
2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2
2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.1
2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.4
2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.5
2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.6
2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7
2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.9
2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.10
2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11
2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm2
2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm3

Ecosystem specific 

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    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "xdmx",
            "binary_version": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xdmx-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xdmx-tools",
            "binary_version": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xdmx-tools-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xnest",
            "binary_version": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xnest-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xorg-server-source",
            "binary_version": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xserver-common",
            "binary_version": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xserver-xephyr",
            "binary_version": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xserver-xephyr-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xserver-xorg-core",
            "binary_version": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xserver-xorg-core-dbg",
            "binary_version": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xserver-xorg-core-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xserver-xorg-core-udeb",
            "binary_version": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xserver-xorg-core-udeb-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xserver-xorg-dev",
            "binary_version": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xserver-xorg-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xserver-xorg-xmir",
            "binary_version": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xserver-xorg-xmir-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xvfb",
            "binary_version": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xvfb-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm4"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}