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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2020-14363): libx11 vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2020-14363): libx11 vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/25/2020
Created
09/05/2020
Added
09/03/2020
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

An integer overflow vulnerability leading to a double-free was found in libX11. This flaw allows a local privileged attacker to cause an application compiled with libX11 to crash, or in some cases, result in arbitrary code execution. The highest threat from this flaw is to confidentiality, integrity as well as system availability.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libx11-6

References

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