Ubuntu Update for xorg-server vulnerabilities USN-939-1

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Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-939-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Lo&#239 c Minier discovered that xvfb-run did not correctly keep the X.org session cookie private. A local attacker could gain access to any local sessions started by xvfb-run. Ubuntu 9.10 was not affected. (CVE-2009-1573) It was discovered that the X.org server did not correctly handle certain calculations. A remote attacker could exploit this to crash the X.org session or possibly run arbitrary code with root privileges. (CVE-2010-1166)
Affected
xorg-server vulnerabilities on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS , Ubuntu 9.04 , Ubuntu 9.10
Severity
High Severity
Classification
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