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Mageia: 2020-0349 Moderate: LibX11 Double Free Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey August 27, 2020
Dist Mageia Esm H88
Update for libx11 security flaw: addressed integer overflow and double free concerns in Mageia. Visit our site for further information.
There is an integer overflow and a double free vulnerability in the way LibX11 handles locales

Summary

There is an integer overflow and a double free vulnerability in the way LibX11 handles locales. The integer overflow is a necessary precursor to the double free (CVE-2020-14363).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27205

- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2020-August/003053.html

- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2020-August/003057.html

- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2020-August/003056.html

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14363

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security issue integer overflow double free libx11 Mageia locales

Resolution

SRPMS

- 7/core/libx11-1.6.12-1.mga7

Severity
important
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

Publication date: 27 Aug 2020
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0349.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2020-14363

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security issue integer overflow double free libx11 Mageia locales

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