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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2023-43786): libx11 vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Oct 3, 2023
Added
Oct 4, 2023
Modified
Apr 16, 2026

Description

A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an infinite loop within the PutSubImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to consume all available system resources and cause a denial of service condition.

Solutions

ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libx11-6ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libxpm4ubuntu-upgrade-libx11-6ubuntu-upgrade-libxpm4
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