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Fedora 24: Security Advisory for libXi Integer Overflow Issues

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Calendar Grey October 9, 2016
Dist Fedora Esm H88
The latest security patches for libXi tackle severe issues related to integer overflow and improper data management in Fedora 24.
Security fix for CVE-2016-7945, CVE-2016-7946

Summary

X.Org X11 libXi runtime library

Update Information:

Security fix for CVE-2016-7945, CVE-2016-7946

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Topics Covered

security advisory update Fedora security fix integer overflow libXi data mishandling

Change Log

References


[ 1 ] Bug #1381868 - CVE-2016-7945 libXi: Insufficient validation of server responses result in Integer overflows https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381868 [ 2 ] Bug #1381869 - CVE-2016-7946 libXi: Insufficient validation of server responses result in various data mishandlings https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381869

Update Instructions

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

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Name: libXi
Product: Fedora 24
Version: 1.7.7
Release: 1.fc24
URL: https://www.x.org/wiki/
Summary: X.Org X11 libXi runtime library

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Topics Covered

security advisory update Fedora security fix integer overflow libXi data mishandling

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