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Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2486-1 xorg-server -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

09 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 Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 2:1.19.2-1+deb9u7.

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

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS