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USN-6453-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in X.Org. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled
prepending values to certain properties. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause the X Server to crash, execute arbitrary code, or
escalate privileges. (CVE-2023-5367)
Sri discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled detroying
windows in certain legacy multi-screen setups. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause the X Server to crash, execute arbitrary code, or
escalate privileges. (CVE-2023-5380)