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Fedora 23: libXfixes Update - Critical Integer Overflow Addressed

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Calendar Grey November 1, 2016
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Patch released for integer overflow vulnerability in libXfixes on Fedora 23. Follow the detailed update steps provided.
Security fix for CVE-2016-7944

Summary

X Fixes library.

Update Information:

Security fix for CVE-2016-7944

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Topics Covered

security advisory update critical Fedora integer overflow libXfixes CVE-2016-7944

Change Log

References


[ 1 ] Bug #1381865 - CVE-2016-7944 libXfixes: Insufficient validation of server responses results in Integer overflow https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381865

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade libXfixes' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html

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Name: libXfixes
Product: Fedora 23
Version: 5.0.3
Release: 1.fc23
URL: https://www.x.org/wiki/
Summary: X Fixes library

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Topics Covered

security advisory update critical Fedora integer overflow libXfixes CVE-2016-7944

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