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Mageia 6: MGASA-2018-0364 Moderate: libxcursor Heap Overflow DoS Threat

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Calendar Grey August 31, 2018
Dist Mageia Esm H88
Recent updates to libxcursor packages fix a critical DoS vulnerability that may allow unauthorized code execution due to a heap overflow, crucial for Mageia users
Updated libxcursor packages fix security vulnerability _XcursorThemeInherits in library.c in libXcursor before 1.1.15 allows remote attackers to cause denial of service or potenti...

Summary

Updated libxcursor packages fix security vulnerability
_XcursorThemeInherits in library.c in libXcursor before 1.1.15 allows remote attackers to cause denial of service or potentially code execution via a one-byte heap overflow. (CVE-2015-9262)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23478

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/08/22/6

- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3729-1

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-9262

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate denial of service heap overflow Mageia libxcursor libxcursor update

Resolution

SRPMS

- 6/core/libxcursor-1.1.14-6.2.mga6

Publication date: 31 Aug 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0364.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2015-9262

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate denial of service heap overflow Mageia libxcursor libxcursor update

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