glsa-201711-08.xml


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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201711-08">
  <title>LibXfont, LibXfont2: Multiple vulnerabilities</title>
  <synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in LibXfont and Libxfont2,
    the worst of which could allow attackers to cause a Denial of Service
    condition.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">libxfont,libxfont2</product>
  <announced>2017-11-11</announced>
  <revised count="1">2017-11-11</revised>
  <bug>634044</bug>
  <access>local</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="x11-libs/libXfont2" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">2.0.2</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">2.0.2</vulnerable>
    </package>
    <package name="x11-libs/libXfont" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">1.5.3</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">1.5.3</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>X.Org Xfont library</p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in LibXfont and LibXfont2.
      Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>Local attackers could obtain sensitive information or possibly cause a
      Denial of Service condition.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>All LibXfont2 users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=x11-libs/libXfont2-2.0.2"
    </code>
    
    <p>All LibXfont users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=x11-libs/libXfont-1.5.3"
    </code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-13720">
      CVE-2017-13720
    </uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-13722">
      CVE-2017-13722
    </uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2017-11-04T15:44:47Z">jmbailey</metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2017-11-11T15:02:42Z">jmbailey</metadata>
</glsa>