vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2018-14599: Security patch for libX11, xorg-x11-server (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 24, 2018 | Apr 27, 2020 | Nov 27, 2024 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 24, 2018
Added
Apr 27, 2020
Modified
Nov 27, 2024
Description
An issue was discovered in libX11 through 1.6.5. The function XListExtensions in ListExt.c is vulnerable to an off-by-one error caused by malicious server responses, leading to DoS or possibly unspecified other impact.
Solutions
amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libx11amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libx11-commonamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libx11-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libx11-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-commonamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-sourceamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xdmxamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xephyramazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xnestamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xorgamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xvfbamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xwayland
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