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USN-5740-1: X.Org X Server vulnerabilities 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. Source: USN-5740-1: X.Org X Server vulnerabilities

USN-5739-1: MariaDB vulnerabilities Several security issues were discovered in MariaDB and this update includes new upstream MariaDB versions to fix these issues. MariaDB has been updated to 10.3.37 in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and to 10.6.11 in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.10. In addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes, new features, and possibly incompatible changes. Source: USN-5739-1: MariaDB vulnerabilities

USN-5638-3: Expat vulnerability USN-5638-1 fixed a vulnerability in Expat. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-43680) This update also fixes a minor regression introduced in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Rhodri James discovered that Expat incorrectly handled memory when processing certain malformed XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code. Source: USN-5638-3: Expat vulnerability

USN-5737-1: APR-util vulnerability It was discovered that APR-util did not properly handle memory when using SDBM database files. A local attacker with write access to the database can make a program or process using these functions crash, and cause a denial of service. Source: USN-5737-1: APR-util vulnerability