Improper Initialization Affecting xorg-server-hwe-16.04 package, versions <2:1.18.4-1ubuntu6.1~16.04.2
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.16% (53rd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-XORGSERVERHWE1604-278447
- published 6 Jul 2017
- disclosed 6 Jul 2017
Introduced: 6 Jul 2017
CVE-2017-10972 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 xorg-server-hwe-16.04 to version 2:1.18.4-1ubuntu6.1~16.04.2 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.
Uninitialized data in endianness conversion in the XEvent handling of the X.Org X Server before 2017-06-19 allowed authenticated malicious users to access potentially privileged data from the X server.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-10972
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3905
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-10972
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035283
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=05442de962d3dc624f79fc1a00eca3ffc5489ced
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99543