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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-14344: X.Org X11 library: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-14344: X.Org X11 library: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/05/2020
Created
08/29/2020
Added
08/28/2020
Modified
08/28/2020

Description

An integer overflow leading to a heap-buffer overflow was found in The X Input Method (XIM) client was implemented in libX11 before version 1.6.10. As per upstream this is security relevant when setuid programs call XIM client functions while running with elevated privileges. No such programs are shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-libs-libx11

References

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