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Fedora 27: libXcursor 1.1.15 Critical Buffer Overflow Advisory

libXcursor 1.1.15. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2018-1c5dada34b 2018-03-06 17:17:51.857995 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : libXcursor Product : Fedora 27 Version : 1.1.15 Release : 1.fc27 URL : https://www.x.org/wiki/ Summary : Cursor management library Description : This is a simple library designed to help locate and load cursors. Cursors can be loaded from files or memory. A library of common cursors exists which map to the standard X cursor names.Cursors can exist in several sizes and the library automatically picks the best size. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: libXcursor 1.1.15 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #1518479 - CVE-2017-16612 libXcursor: file.c: heap-based buffer overflow when reading/creating images [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1518479 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade libXcursor' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Urgent libXcursor 1.1.15 security notice highlights buffer overflow vulnerabilities on Fedora 27. Immediate update advised..libXcursor Security Update,Fedora 27 Advisory,Cursor Management Library,Buffers Overflows Fix. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Mar 06, 2018 •Critical Fedora