Debian 10: DSA-4920-1 Critical Security Issue in libx11 with DoS Threat
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May 24, 2021
Roman Fiedler reported that missing length validation in various functions provided by libx11, the X11 client-side library, allow to inject X11 protocol commands on X clients, lead...
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Summary
For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 2:1.6.7-1+deb10u2.
We recommend that you upgrade your libx11 packages.
For the detailed security status of libx11 please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/libx11
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: libx11
CVE ID: CVE-2021-31535
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