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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2022.5740.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5740-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-16.04, xorg-server-hwe-18.04, xwayland' package(s) announced via the USN-5740-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-16.04, xorg-server-hwe-18.04, xwayland' package(s) announced via the USN-5740-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that X.Org X Server incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could use these issues to cause the server to crash, resulting
in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Affected Software/OS:
'xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-16.04, xorg-server-hwe-18.04, xwayland' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 22.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
9.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-3550
Debian Security Information: DSA-5278 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5278
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IOEDFBYPSE3EMVHTEFCVEJD2R2Y5F2A5/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X7W3NXSYK4P3XCZQBI3U6UWP4DPZIMRZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OXZZ6JBDBVBYPDI6DUTY6N36GNW37YHK/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3QTPFVGYTOY4EWTJEBH3YGDTTU57FZAK/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-30
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=11beef0b7f1ed290348e45618e5fa0d2bffcb72e
https://vuldb.com/?id.211051
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00012.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-3551
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=18f91b950e22c2a342a4fbc55e9ddf7534a707d2
https://vuldb.com/?id.211052
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