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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201402-23
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 Severity: High
    Title: libXfont: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: February 21, 2014
     Bugs: #378797, #497416
       ID: 201402-23

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libXfont, the worst of
which allow for local privilege escalation.

Background
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libXfont is an X11 font rasterisation library.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  x11-libs/libXfont            < 1.4.7                   >= 1.4.7  

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libXfont. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A local attacker could use a specially crafted file to gain privileges
or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All libXfont users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/libXfont-1.4.7 "

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2011-2895
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2895
[ 2 ] CVE-2013-6462
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-6462

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201402-23

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/