• [SECURITY] [DSA 2784-1] xorg-server security update

    From Moritz Muehlenhoff@1:229/2 to All on Tue Oct 22 20:00:01 2013
    From: [email protected]

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    - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2784-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff October 22, 2013 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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    Package : xorg-server
    Vulnerability : use-after-free
    Problem type : local
    Debian-specific: no
    CVE ID : CVE-2013-4396

    Pedro Ribeiro discovered a use-after-free in the handling of ImageText
    requests in the Xorg Xserver, which could result in denial of service
    or privilege escalation.

    For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1.7.7-17.

    For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
    version 1.12.4-6+deb7u1.

    For the testing distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
    version 1.14.3-4.

    For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
    version 1.14.3-4.

    We recommend that you upgrade your xorg-server packages.

    Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
    these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
    found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

    Mailing list: [email protected]


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