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Debian: CVE-2017-16611: libxfont -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2017-16611: libxfont -- security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
12/01/2017
Created
01/28/2022
Added
01/27/2022
Modified
08/17/2022

Description

In libXfont before 1.5.4 and libXfont2 before 2.0.3, a local attacker can open (but not read) files on the system as root, triggering tape rewinds, watchdogs, or similar mechanisms that can be triggered by opening files.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-libxfont

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