vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2020-14344: Security patch for libX11 (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 5, 2020 | Jun 24, 2021 | May 20, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 5, 2020
Added
Jun 24, 2021
Modified
May 20, 2026
Description
An integer overflow leading to a heap-buffer overflow was found in The X Input Method (XIM) client was implemented in libX11 before version 1.6.10. As per upstream this is security relevant when setuid programs call XIM client functions while running with elevated privileges. No such programs are shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Solutions
amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libx11amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libx11-commonamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libx11-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libx11-devel
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