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Fedora 26: Critical Patch for LibXrandr Fixes Data Processing Issues

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Calendar Grey October 10, 2016
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Fedora has launched a crucial security update for libXrandr to fix serious vulnerabilities in data processing, safeguarding system integrity for users and apps.
Security fix for CVE-2016-7947, CVE-2016-7948

Summary

X.Org X11 libXrandr runtime library

Update Information:

Security fix for CVE-2016-7947, CVE-2016-7948

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update Fedora security fix integer overflow data mishandling libXrandr

Change Log

References


[ 1 ] Bug #1381872 - CVE-2016-7947 libXrandr: Insufficient validation of server responses result in Integer overflows https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381872 [ 2 ] Bug #1381873 - CVE-2016-7948 libXrandr: Insufficient validation of server responses result in various data mishandlings https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381873

Update Instructions

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

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Name: libXrandr
Product: Fedora 25
Version: 1.5.1
Release: 1.fc25
URL: https://www.x.org/wiki/
Summary: X.Org X11 libXrandr runtime library

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory software update Fedora security fix integer overflow data mishandling libXrandr

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