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

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) . MGASA-2018-0364 - Updated libxcursor packages fix security vulnerability Publication date: 31 Aug 2018 URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0364.html Type: security Affected Mageia releases: 6 CVE: CVE-2015-9262 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 SRPMS: - 6/core/libxcursor-1.1.14-6.2.mga6 . 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. Mageia libxcursor update, security issues, DoS mitigation. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Aug 31, 2018 Mageia