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CVE-2014-8091

Publication date 9 December 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

X.Org X Window System (aka X11 and X) X11R5 and X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) before 1.16.3, when using SUN-DES-1 (Secure RPC) authentication credentials, does not check the return value of a malloc call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and server crash) via a crafted connection request.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 14.10 utopic
Fixed 304.125-0ubuntu0.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 304.125-0ubuntu0.0.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 304.125-0ubuntu0.0.0.1
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates 14.10 utopic
Fixed 304.125-0ubuntu0.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 304.125-0ubuntu0.0.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 304.125-0ubuntu0.0.0.1
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 14.10 utopic
Fixed 331.113-0ubuntu0.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 331.113-0ubuntu0.0.0.3
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates 14.10 utopic
Fixed 331.113-0ubuntu0.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 331.113-0ubuntu0.0.0.3
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
xorg-server 14.10 utopic
Fixed 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.4
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.15
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
xorg-server-lts-trusty 14.10 utopic Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2~precise3
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2438-1
    • NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities
    • 10 December 2014
    • USN-2436-1
    • X.Org X server vulnerabilities
    • 9 December 2014

Other references