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Debian alert DSA-2693-1 (libx11)

From:  Raphael Geissert <geissert@debian.org>
To:  debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
Subject:  [SECURITY] [DSA 2693-1] libx11 security update
Date:  Fri, 24 May 2013 23:27:21 +0200
Message-ID:  <201305242327.31256.geissert@debian.org>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2693-1 security@debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/ Raphael Geissert May 24, 2013 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : libx11 Vulnerability : several Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2013-1981 CVE-2013-1997 CVE-2013-2004 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 2:1.3.3-4+squeeze1. For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 2:1.5.0-1+deb7u1. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 2:1.5.0-1+deb7u1. We recommend that you upgrade your libx11 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) iEYEARECAAYFAlGf2z0ACgkQYy49rUbZzlp1dQCdG/eMBfNb/kk1yXdBL2K3vEHM KUMAnj0F1zDyLUwwyNfIg9KN+uVjUDri =uKma -----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/201305242327.31256.geissert@debia...


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