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Fedora 23 libXtst Security Advisory: Integer Overflow and Data Errors

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Calendar Grey November 1, 2016
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Resolve security weaknesses in libXtst for Fedora 23 by implementing this essential patch for a fix.
Security fix for CVE-2016-7951, CVE-2016-7952

Summary

X.Org X11 libXtst runtime library

Update Information:

Security fix for CVE-2016-7951, CVE-2016-7952

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Topics Covered

security advisory fedora update software patch integer overflow libXtst data error

Change Log

References


[ 1 ] Bug #1381919 - CVE-2016-7951 libXtst: Insufficient validation of server responses result in Integer overflows https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381919 [ 2 ] Bug #1381922 - CVE-2016-7952 libXtst: Insufficient validation of server responses result in various data mishandlings https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381922

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade libXtst' 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: libXtst
Product: Fedora 23
Version: 1.2.3
Release: 1.fc23
URL: https://www.x.org/wiki/
Summary: X.Org X11 libXtst runtime library

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Topics Covered

security advisory fedora update software patch integer overflow libXtst data error

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