DSA-4803-1 xorg-server -- security update

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-4803-1 xorg-server -- security update

Date Reported:

04 Dec 2020

Affected Packages:

xorg-server

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2020-14360, CVE-2020-25712.

More information:

Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the XKB extension of the Xorg X server performed incomplete input validation, which could result in privilege escalation.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 2:1.20.4-1+deb10u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your xorg-server packages.

For the detailed security status of xorg-server please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/xorg-server