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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2022.2446
USN-5428-1: libXrandr vulnerabilities
19 May 2022
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: libXrandr
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-7948 CVE-2016-7947
Original Bulletin:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5428-1
Comment: CVSS (Max): 9.8 CVE-2016-7948 (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVSS Source: NVD
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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USN-5428-1: libXrandr vulnerabilities
18 May 2022
Several security issues were fixed in libXrandr.
Releases
o Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
Packages
o libxrandr - X11 RandR extension library
Details
Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libXrandr incorrectly handled certain
responses. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
( CVE-2016-7947 , CVE-2016-7948 )
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 16.04
o libxrandr2 - 2:1.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with UA Infra or UA Desktop
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2016-7947
o CVE-2016-7948
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