Use After Free Affecting xorg-server package, versions <2:21.1.7-3ubuntu2.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.72% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2510-XORGSERVER-15740633
  • published21 Mar 2026
  • disclosed25 Oct 2023

Introduced: 25 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-5380  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:25.10 xorg-server to version 2:21.1.7-3ubuntu2.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xorg-server package and not the xorg-server package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:25.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free flaw was found in the xorg-x11-server. An X server crash may occur in a very specific and legacy configuration (a multi-screen setup with multiple protocol screens, also known as Zaphod mode) if the pointer is warped from within a window on one screen to the root window of the other screen and if the original window is destroyed followed by another window being destroyed.

CVSS Base Scores

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