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Fedora: 2016-e6ba110670 critical: libXtst Integer Overflow and Data Issues

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Calendar Grey October 10, 2016
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Fedora 25 has released security updates for libXtst, addressing vulnerabilities that could jeopardize system integrity. Users must update promptly to stay protected
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 software update integer overflow runtime library libxtst data mishandling

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

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Name: libXtst
Product: Fedora 25
Version: 1.2.3
Release: 1.fc25
URL: https://www.x.org/wiki/
Summary: X.Org X11 libXtst runtime library

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Topics Covered

security advisory fedora software update integer overflow runtime library libxtst data mishandling

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