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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3758-1
August 30, 2018
libx11 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in libx11.
Software Description:
– libx11: X11 client-side library
Details:
Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled certain
images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive
information (CVE-2016-7942)
Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled certain
inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive
information. (CVE-2016-7943)
It was discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-14598, CVE-2018-14599, CVE-2018-14600)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libx11-6 2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.1
libx11-dev 2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libx11-6 2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.1
libx11-dev 2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libx11-6 2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1
libx11-dev 2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3758-1
CVE-2016-7942, CVE-2016-7943, CVE-2018-14598, CVE-2018-14599,
CVE-2018-14600
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libx11/2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libx11/2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.1
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3758-2
August 30, 2018
libx11 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in libx11.
Software Description:
– libx11: X11 client-side library
Details:
USN-3758-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in libx11. This update
provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled certain
images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive
information (CVE-2016-7942)
Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled certain
inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive
information. (CVE-2016-7943)
It was discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2018-14598, CVE-2018-14599, CVE-2018-14600)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
libx11-6 2:1.4.99.1-0ubuntu2.4
libx11-dev 2:1.4.99.1-0ubuntu2.4
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3758-2
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3758-1
CVE-2016-7942, CVE-2016-7943, CVE-2018-14598, CVE-2018-14599,
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