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Debian 9 Stretch: DLA-2666-1 Critical: LibX11 Command Injection

debian lts
Calendar Grey May 24, 2021
Dist Debian Esm H88
Debian LTS Advisory DLA-2667-1 tackles a significant buffer overflow vulnerability in libcurl. Apply the update promptly for enhanced protection.
Roman Fiedler found that libX11, the X11 protocol client library, was vulnerable to protocol command injection due to insufficient validation of arguments to some functions
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security advisory critical Debian fix command injection libx11

Summary

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
2:1.6.4-3+deb9u4.

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 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: 2:1.6.4-3+deb9u4
CVE ID: CVE-2021-31535
Debian Bug: 988737

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security advisory critical Debian fix command injection libx11

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