Out-of-Bounds Affecting xorg-server-hwe-16.04 package, versions <2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.6+esm5
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-XORGSERVERHWE1604-2319972
- published 14 Dec 2021
- disclosed 17 Dec 2021
Introduced: 14 Dec 2021
CVE-2021-4008 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 xorg-server-hwe-16.04 to version 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.6+esm5 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xorg-server-hwe-16.04 package and not the xorg-server-hwe-16.04 package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server in versions before 21.1.2 and before 1.20.14. An out-of-bounds access can occur in the SProcRenderCompositeGlyphs function. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2021-4008
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2021-December/003124.html
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2021-December/003122.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PDHYZM6FII35JA7J275MFCJO6ADJUPQX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T57DCF726O5LLTST4NBL5PQ7DLPB46HT/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1547/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5027
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00035.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NKLSZCY47QK4RCJFXITYFALCGPJAFXOK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NXTRPFEQLFZ6NT2LPLZEID664RGC3OCC/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220114-0004/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-30
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NKLSZCY47QK4RCJFXITYFALCGPJAFXOK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NXTRPFEQLFZ6NT2LPLZEID664RGC3OCC/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PDHYZM6FII35JA7J275MFCJO6ADJUPQX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T57DCF726O5LLTST4NBL5PQ7DLPB46HT/