USN-3758-1: libx11 vulnerabilities
30 August 2018
Several security issues were fixed in libx11.
Releases
Packages
- libx11 - X11 client-side library
Details
Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled certain images.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information
(CVE-2016-7942)
Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.
(CVE-2016-7943)
It was discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-14598, CVE-2018-14599, CVE-2018-14600)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 14.04
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
Related notices
- USN-3758-2: libx11-6, libx11-dev, libx11