SB2016100561 - Fedora 25 update for libX11

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SB2016100561 - Fedora 25 update for libX11

Published: October 5, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2016100561
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7942)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The XGetImage function in X.org libX11 before 1.6.4 might allow remote X servers to gain privileges via vectors involving image type and geometry, which triggers out-of-bounds read operations.


2) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7943)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The XListFonts function in X.org libX11 before 1.6.4 might allow remote X servers to gain privileges via vectors involving length fields, which trigger out-of-bounds write operations.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References