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Fedora 24: Critical Update for libXfixes Integer Overflow

fedora
Calendar Grey October 9, 2016
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Important patch for Fedora 24 resolves inadequate checks within libXfixes, bolstering protection against vulnerabilities.
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 software update Fedora integer overflow libXfixes

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 "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update libXfixes' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at .

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Name: libXfixes
Product: Fedora 24
Version: 5.0.3
Release: 1.fc24
URL: https://www.x.org/wiki/
Summary: X Fixes library

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update Fedora integer overflow libXfixes

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