vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-5428-1 (CVE-2016-7948): libXrandr vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Dec 13, 2016 | May 19, 2022 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 13, 2016
Added
May 19, 2022
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
Description
Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libXrandr incorrectly handled certain
responses. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2016-7947, CVE-2016-7948)
Solution
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libxrandr2
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