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Fedora 25: FEDORA-2016-0df69ab477 Critical LibX11 Update

Security fix for CVE-2016-7942, CVE-2016-7943. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2016-0df69ab477 2016-10-09 02:40:57.453967 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : libX11 Product : Fedora 25 Version : 1.6.4 Release : 1.fc25 URL : https://www.x.org/wiki/ Summary : Core X11 protocol client library Description : Core X11 protocol client library. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: Security fix for CVE-2016-7942, CVE-2016-7943 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #1381859 - CVE-2016-7942 libX11: Insufficient validation of server responses in XGetImage() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381859 [ 2 ] Bug #1381861 - CVE-2016-7943 libX11: Insufficient validation of server responses in FontNames https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381861 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update libX11' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at . 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. . Security announcement for Fedora 25 related to vulnerabilities in libX11 documented as CVE-2016-7942 and CVE-2016-7943, featuring essential updates now accessible.. Fedora 25, libX11 Update, Security Fix. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Oct 09, 2016 Fedora