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Debian alert DSA-2680-1 (libxt)

From:  Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@debian.org>
To:  debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
Subject:  [SECURITY] [DSA 2680-1] libxt security update
Date:  Thu, 23 May 2013 18:10:34 +0200
Message-ID:  <20130523161034.GA13746@pisco.westfalen.local>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2680-1 security@debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff May 23, 2013 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : libxt Vulnerability : several Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2013-2002 CVE-2013-2005 Ilja van Sprundel of IOActive discovered several security issues in multiple components of the X.org graphics stack and the related libraries: Various integer overflows, sign handling errors in integer conversions, buffer overflows, memory corruption and missing input sanitising may lead to privilege escalation or denial of service. For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), these problems have been fixed in version 1:1.0.7-1+squeeze1. For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 1:1.1.3-1+deb7u1. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 1:1.1.3-1+deb7u1. We recommend that you upgrade your libxt packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: http://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlGeNcMACgkQXm3vHE4uylqcaQCfV0+rOuDMcV8+rEdK97xsS6Gt JKIAniCBFZA1mxf9P3vInyIRW3CyDyZZ =M7zp -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-security-announce-REQUEST@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130523161034.GA13746@pisco.west...


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