Improper Resource Shutdown or Release Affecting xorg-server-hwe-16.04 package, versions <2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.6+esm3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.31% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-XORGSERVERHWE1604-3087556
  • published 27 Oct 2022
  • disclosed 17 Oct 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 xorg-server-hwe-16.04 to version 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.6+esm3 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 vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in X.org Server. Affected by this issue is the function ProcXkbGetKbdByName of the file xkb/xkb.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211052.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

6.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

5.5 medium
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Red Hat

6.5 medium