DSA-5576-1 xorg-server -- security update

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-5576-1 xorg-server -- security update

Date Reported:

13 Dec 2023

Affected Packages:

xorg-server

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2023-6377, CVE-2023-6478.

More information:

Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered several vulnerabilities in the Xorg X server, which may result in privilege escalation if the X server is running privileged.

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in version 2:1.20.11-1+deb11u9.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u3.

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