--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2017-b7c4334524
2017-10-25 19:26:45.871683
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name        : libXfont
Product     : Fedora 25
Version     : 1.5.2
Release     : 5.fc25
URL         : https://www.x.org/wiki/
Summary     : X.Org X11 libXfont runtime library
Description :
X.Org X11 libXfont runtime library

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information:

Security fix for CVE-2017-13720 and CVE-2017-13722
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #1500693 - CVE-2017-13722 libXfont: Insufficient input validation in pcfread.c
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500693
  [ 2 ] Bug #1500690 - CVE-2017-13720 libXfont: Insufficient input validation in fontdir.c
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500690
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use
su -c 'dnf upgrade libXfont' 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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Fedora 25: libXfont Security Update

October 25, 2017
Security fix for CVE-2017-13720 and CVE-2017-13722

Summary

X.Org X11 libXfont runtime library

Security fix for CVE-2017-13720 and CVE-2017-13722

[ 1 ] Bug #1500693 - CVE-2017-13722 libXfont: Insufficient input validation in pcfread.c

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500693

[ 2 ] Bug #1500690 - CVE-2017-13720 libXfont: Insufficient input validation in fontdir.c

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500690

su -c 'dnf upgrade libXfont' at the command line.

For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at

https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html

All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the

GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at

https://fedoraproject.org/security/

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FEDORA-2017-b7c4334524 2017-10-25 19:26:45.871683 Product : Fedora 25 Version : 1.5.2 Release : 5.fc25 URL : https://www.x.org/wiki/ Summary : X.Org X11 libXfont runtime library Description : X.Org X11 libXfont runtime library Security fix for CVE-2017-13720 and CVE-2017-13722 [ 1 ] Bug #1500693 - CVE-2017-13722 libXfont: Insufficient input validation in pcfread.c https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500693 [ 2 ] Bug #1500690 - CVE-2017-13720 libXfont: Insufficient input validation in fontdir.c https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500690 su -c 'dnf upgrade libXfont' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ package-announce mailing list -- package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to package-announce-leave@lists.fedoraproject.org

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References

Update Instructions

Severity
Product : Fedora 25
Version : 1.5.2
Release : 5.fc25
URL : https://www.x.org/wiki/
Summary : X.Org X11 libXfont runtime library

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