vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-3500-1 (CVE-2017-16611): libXfont vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Nov 29, 2017 | Nov 29, 2017 | Apr 25, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Nov 29, 2017
Added
Nov 29, 2017
Modified
Apr 25, 2025
Description
It was discovered that libXfont incorrectly followed symlinks when opening
font files. A local unprivileged user could use this issue to cause the X
server to access arbitrary files, including special device files.
Solution(s)
ubuntu-upgrade-libxfont1ubuntu-upgrade-libxfont2
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