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Scientific Linux SL7 SLSA-2021:3296-1 Critical: LibX11 Request Length Check

libX11: missing request length checks (CVE-2021-31535) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE --- SL7 x86_64 libX11-1.6.7-4.el7_9.i686.rpm libX11-1.6.7-4.el7_9.x86_64.rpm libX11-debuginfo-1.6.7-4.el7_9.i686.rpm libX11-debuginfo-1.6.7-4.el7_9.x86_64.rpm libX11-devel-1.6.7-4.el7_9.i686. [More...]. Synopsis: Important: libX11 security update Advisory ID: SLSA-2021:3296-1 Issue Date: 2021-08-31 CVE Numbers: CVE-2021-31535 -- Security Fix(es): * libX11: missing request length checks (CVE-2021-31535) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE --- SL7 x86_64 libX11-1.6.7-4.el7_9.i686.rpm libX11-1.6.7-4.el7_9.x86_64.rpm libX11-debuginfo-1.6.7-4.el7_9.i686.rpm libX11-debuginfo-1.6.7-4.el7_9.x86_64.rpm libX11-devel-1.6.7-4.el7_9.i686.rpm libX11-devel-1.6.7-4.el7_9.x86_64.rpm noarch libX11-common-1.6.7-4.el7_9.noarch.rpm -- - Scientific Linux Development Team . The security patch for libX11 in SL7 rectifies absent request length validations. Advisory Identifier: SLSA-2021:3297-1.. libX11, security update, Scientific Linux, critical fix. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Aug 31, 2021 •Critical Scientific Linux