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Mageia: 2020-0349 Moderate: LibX11 Double Free Vulnerability

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: . MGASA-2020-0349 - Updated libx11 packages fix security vulnerability Publication date: 27 Aug 2020 URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0349.html Type: security Affected Mageia releases: 7 CVE: CVE-2020-14363 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 SRPMS: - 7/core/libx11-1.6.12-1.mga7 . Update for libx11 security flaw: addressed integer overflow and double free concerns in Mageia. Visit our site for further information.. libx11 security, integer overflow fix, double free vulnerability, Mageia patch. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Aug 27, 2020 •Important Mageia