USN-5646-1: libXi vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Packages

• libxi - X11 Input extension library

Details

Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libXi did not properly manage memory
when handling X server responses. A remote attacker could use this issue
to cause libXi to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04

• libxi6 - 2:1.7.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2016-7946
• CVE-2016-7945