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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM USN-5436-1 Moderate: libXrender DoS risks

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Calendar Grey May 23, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The LibXrender security notice for Ubuntu 16.04 outlines possible threats regarding denial of service and risks of code execution.
Several security issues were fixed in libXrender.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in libXrender.

Software Description:

- libxrender: X11 Rendering Extension client library

Details:

Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libXrender incorrectly handled certain

responses. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial

of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

(CVE-2016-7949, CVE-2016-7950)

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service medium severity Ubuntu vulnerability libxrender

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
   libxrender1                     1:0.9.9-0ubuntu1+esm1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5436-1

CVE-2016-7949, CVE-2016-7950

May 23, 2022

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service medium severity Ubuntu vulnerability libxrender

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