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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2018-14598: Security patch for libX11, xorg-x11-server (Multiple Advisories)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2018-14598: Security patch for libX11, xorg-x11-server (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
08/24/2018
Created
05/08/2020
Added
04/27/2020
Modified
11/27/2024

Description

An issue was discovered in XListExtensions in ListExt.c in libX11 through 1.6.5. A malicious server can send a reply in which the first string overflows, causing a variable to be set to NULL that will be freed later on, leading to DoS (segmentation fault).

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libx11
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libx11-common
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libx11-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libx11-devel
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-common
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-devel
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-source
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xdmx
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xephyr
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xnest
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xorg
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xvfb
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xwayland

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