CVE-2017-16611

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201801-10

Posted Jan 9, 2018

Authored by Gentoo | Site security.gentoo.org

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201801-10 - A vulnerability has been found in LibXfont and LibXfont2 which may allow for arbitrary file access. Versions less than 1.5.4 are affected.

tags | advisory, arbitrary

systems | linux, gentoo

advisories | CVE-2017-16611

SHA-256 | 9726e2c346cfa3759d4f3c7285cb1921a49a2664c99173ce26aa44c2e66118ba

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3500-1

Posted Nov 29, 2017

Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 3500-1 - It was discovered that libXfont incorrectly followed symlinks when opening font files. A local unprivileged user could use this issue to cause the X server to access arbitrary files, including special device files.

tags | advisory, arbitrary, local

systems | linux, ubuntu

advisories | CVE-2017-16611

SHA-256 | b53da59663327cdf80b5b7d9f88bd1b1f437c9713750218a9ffa0d56f2f3808f

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