gentoo-overlay/metadata/glsa/glsa-201811-01.xml

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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201811-01">
  <title>X.Org X11 library: Multiple vulnerabilities</title>
  <synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in X.Org X11 library, the
    worst of which could allow for remote code execution.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">libX11</product>
  <announced>2018-11-09</announced>
  <revised count="1">2018-11-09</revised>
  <bug>664184</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="x11-libs/libX11" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">1.6.6</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">1.6.6</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>X.Org is an implementation of the X Window System. The X.Org X11 library
      provides the X11 protocol library files.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in X.Org X11 library.
      Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>A remote attacker, by enticing a user to connect to a malicious server,
      could cause the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the
      process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>All X.Org X11 library users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=x11-libs/libX11-1.6.6"
    </code>
    
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14598">CVE-2018-14598</uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14599">CVE-2018-14599</uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14600">CVE-2018-14600</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2018-09-24T03:54:14Z">irishluck83</metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2018-11-09T00:23:32Z">whissi</metadata>
</glsa>