vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-14344: X.Org X11 library: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 5, 2020 | Aug 28, 2020 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 5, 2020
Added
Aug 28, 2020
Modified
Mar 31, 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.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-libs-libx11
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