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Fedora 23 libXtst Security Advisory: Integer Overflow and Data Errors

Security fix for CVE-2016-7951, CVE-2016-7952. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2016-b26b497381 2016-11-01 08:56:12.224255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : libXtst Product : Fedora 23 Version : 1.2.3 Release : 1.fc23 URL : https://www.x.org/wiki/ Summary : X.Org X11 libXtst runtime library Description : X.Org X11 libXtst runtime library -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: Security fix for CVE-2016-7951, CVE-2016-7952 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #1381919 - CVE-2016-7951 libXtst: Insufficient validation of server responses result in Integer overflows https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381919 [ 2 ] Bug #1381922 - CVE-2016-7952 libXtst: Insufficient validation of server responses result in various data mishandlings https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381922 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade libXtst' 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ 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. . Resolve security weaknesses in libXtst for Fedora 23 by implementing this essential patch for a fix.. libXtst Security Patch, Fedora Update Notification, Integer Overflow Fix, Data Mishandling Issue.. Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Nov 01, 2016 •Important Fedora