CVE-2020-14345: Canonical Ubuntu Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A flaw was found in X.Org Server before xorg-x11-server 1.20.9. An Out-Of-Bounds access in XkbSetNames function may lead to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: version 14.04 only; version 16.04 only; version 18.04 only; version 20.04 only
• X.org X Server: before 1.20.9 (fixed in 1.20.9)

Published 2020-09-15. Last modified 2026-06-17.