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Package libXfont update in p8 on 2017-12-04

ALT-PU-2017-2733-1

Package libXfont updated to version 1.5.4-alt1.M80P.1 for branch p8 in task 195759.

Closed vulnerabilities

Published: 2017-11-06

BDU:2022-06035

Уязвимость библиотеки LibXfont, связанная с неверным определением символических ссылок перед доступом к файлу, позволяющая нарушителю вызвать отказ в обслуживании

Severity: MEDIUM (5.5) Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity: MEDIUM (4.6) Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
References:
Published: 2017-12-01
Modified: 2025-04-20

CVE-2017-16611

In libXfont before 1.5.4 and libXfont2 before 2.0.3, a local attacker can open (but not read) files on the system as root, triggering tape rewinds, watchdogs, or similar mechanisms that can be triggered by opening files.

Severity: MEDIUM (4.9) Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Severity: MEDIUM (5.5) Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Version: 2.1.2
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