============================================================================ Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2436-1 December 09, 2014 xorg-server, xorg-server-lts-trusty vulnerabilities ============================================================================ A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.10 - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the X.Org X server. Software Description: - xorg-server: X.Org X11 server - xorg-server-lts-trusty: X.Org X11 server Details: Ilja van Sprundel discovered a multitude of security issues in the X.Org X server. An attacker able to connect to an X server, either locally or remotely, could use these issues to cause the X server to crash or execute arbitrary code resulting in possible privilege escalation. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.10: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.4 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.15 xserver-xorg-core-lts-trusty 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2~precise3 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2436-1 CVE-2014-8091, CVE-2014-8092, CVE-2014-8093, CVE-2014-8094, CVE-2014-8095, CVE-2014-8096, CVE-2014-8097, CVE-2014-8098, CVE-2014-8099, CVE-2014-8100, CVE-2014-8101, CVE-2014-8102, CVE-2014-8103 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.15 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server-lts-trusty/2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2~precise3