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USN-4966-2: libx11 vulnerability USN-4966-1 fixed a vulnerability in libx11. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that libx11 incorrectly validated certain parameter lengths. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to trick libx11 into emitting extra X protocol requests. Source: USN-4966-2: libx11 vulnerability

USN-4965-2: Apport vulnerabilities USN-4965-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Apport. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Maik Münch discovered that Apport incorrectly handled certain information gathering operations. A local attacker could use these issues to read and write arbitrary files as an administrator, and possibly escalate privileges. Source: USN-4965-2: Apport vulnerabilities

USN-4966-1: libx11 vulnerability It was discovered that libx11 incorrectly validated certain parameter lengths. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to trick libx11 into emitting extra X protocol requests. Source: USN-4966-1: libx11 vulnerability

USN-4965-1: Apport vulnerabilities Maik Münch discovered that Apport incorrectly handled certain information gathering operations. A local attacker could use these issues to read and write arbitrary files as an administrator, and possibly escalate privileges. Source: USN-4965-1: Apport vulnerabilities

USN-4964-1: Exiv2 vulnerabilities It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.10 and Ubuntu 21.04. (CVE-2021-29463) It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.10 and Ubuntu 21.04. (CVE-2021-29464) It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-29473, CVE-2021-32617) It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.10 and Ubuntu 21.04. (CVE-2021-29623) Source: USN-4964-1: Exiv2 vulnerabilities