vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-7942: Out-of-bounds Write
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Dec 13, 2016 | Sep 20, 2017 | Aug 8, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 13, 2016
Added
Sep 20, 2017
Modified
Aug 8, 2025
Description
The XGetImage function in X.org libX11 before 1.6.4 might allow remote X servers to gain privileges via vectors involving image type and geometry, which triggers out-of-bounds read operations.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-libx11
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