Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-7942): libx11 vulnerabilities
8
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
12/13/2016
03/19/2019
09/13/2018
09/14/2018
Description
The XGetImage function in X.org libX11 before 1.6.4 might allow remote X servers to gain privileges via vectors involving image type and geometry, which triggers out-of-bounds read operations.
Solution(s)
- ubuntu-upgrade-libx11-6
- ubuntu-upgrade-libx11-dev
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