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Debian 8: DLA-1482-1 Critical: LibX11 Denial of Service

debian lts
Calendar Grey August 30, 2018
Dist Debian Esm H88
LibX11 has received enhancements addressing off-by-one vulnerabilities that could potentially lead to Denial of Service and remote code execution threats.
Several issues were discovered in libx11, the client interface to the X Windows System
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Summary

We recommend that you upgrade your libx11 packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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Package: libx11
Version: 2:1.6.2-3+deb8u2
CVE ID: CVE-2018-14598 CVE-2018-14599 CVE-2018-14600

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