FreeBSD: VID-08A125F3-E35A-11E7-A293-54E1AD3D6335 (CVE-2017-16611): libXfont -- permission bypass when opening files through symlinks
5
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
11/25/2017
07/25/2018
12/20/2017
02/22/2022
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)
- freebsd-upgrade-package-libxfont
- freebsd-upgrade-package-libxfont2
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