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Ubuntu: USN-5646-1 (CVE-2016-7946): libXi vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-5646-1 (CVE-2016-7946): libXi vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
12/13/2016
Created
09/30/2022
Added
09/29/2022
Modified
11/08/2023

Description

X.org libXi before 1.7.7 allows remote X servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors involving length fields.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libxi6

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