ELA-990-1 xorg-server security update

privilege escalation

2023-10-25
Packagexorg-server
Version2:1.16.4-1+deb8u12 (jessie), 2:1.19.2-1+deb9u15 (stretch)
Related CVEs CVE-2023-5367 CVE-2023-5380


Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered several vulnerabilities in the Xorg X server, which may result in privilege escalation if the X server is running privileged.



For Debian 8 jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 2:1.16.4-1+deb8u12.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 2:1.19.2-1+deb9u15.

We recommend that you upgrade your xorg-server packages.

Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found in the dedicated section of our website.