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From: Sam James <sam@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202008-18 ] X.Org X11 library: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2020 00:00:53
Message-Id: 0EBB9F70-2E3A-41E3-BE46-7A7A4CC98A05@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202008-18
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: X.Org X11 library: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: August 27, 2020
10 Bugs: #734974, #738984
11 ID: 202008-18
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in X.org X11 library, the
19 worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.
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21 Background
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24 X.Org is an implementation of the X Window System. The X.Org X11
25 library provides the X11 protocol library files.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 x11-libs/libX11 < 1.6.12 >= 1.6.12
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35 Description
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38 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in X.org X11 library.
39 Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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41 Impact
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44 Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
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46 Workaround
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49 There is no known workaround at this time.
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51 Resolution
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54 All X.org X11 library users should upgrade to the latest version:
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56 # emerge --sync
57 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/libX11-1.6.12"
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59 References
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62 [ 1 ] CVE-2020-14344
63 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14344
64 [ 2 ] CVE-2020-14363
65 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14363
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67 Availability
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70 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
71 the Gentoo Security Website:
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73 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-18
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75 Concerns?
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78 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
79 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
80 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
81 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
82 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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84 License
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87 Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
88 belongs to its owner(s).
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90 The contents of this document are licensed under the
91 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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93 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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