CVE 2015-0255
X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) before 1.16.3 and 1.17.x before 1.17.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted string length value in a XkbSetGeometry request.
Related bugs and status
CVE-2015-0255 (Candidate) is related to these bugs:
Bug #1197921: LibreOffice spreadsheet causes full Xorg crash with Anti-Aliasing enabled
Bug #1420643: X.Org Server 1.17.1 Released To Fix CVE-2015-0255
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1420643 | X.Org Server 1.17.1 Released To Fix CVE-2015-0255 | xorg-server (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
See the 
CVE page on Mitre.org
for more details.
