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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2022.4838
USN-5646-1: libXi vulnerabilities
29 September 2022
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: libXi
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-7946 CVE-2016-7945
Original Bulletin:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5646-1
Comment: CVSS (Max): 7.5 CVE-2016-7946 (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:N/I:N/A:H
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USN-5646-1: libXi vulnerabilities
28 September 2022
Several security issues were fixed in libxi.
Releases
o Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
Packages
o 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
o libxi6 - 2:1.7.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with UA Infra or UA Desktop
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2016-7946
o CVE-2016-7945
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