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Debian 10 Buster: DLA-3472-1 Critical Libx11 Denial of Service Issue

debian lts
Calendar Grey June 26, 2023
Dist Debian Esm H88
Enhance libx11 to address input verification vulnerabilities that might result in denial of service incidents on Debian platforms.
Missing input validation in various functions may have resulted in denial of service in various functions provided by libx11, the X11 client-side library
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Summary

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version
2:1.6.7-1+deb10u3.

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: 2:1.6.7-1+deb10u3
CVE ID: CVE-2023-3138
Debian Bug: 1038133

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