Summary
USN-5614-1 fixed a vulnerability in Wayland. This update
provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Wayland incorrectly handled reference counting
certain objects. An attacker could use this issue to cause Wayland to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | wayland | 1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.3+esm1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 6.6
An internal reference count is held on the buffer pool, incremented every time a new buffer is created from the pool. T…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3782