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authorMikle Kolyada <zlogene@gentoo.org>2015-07-22 18:46:29 +0300
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="201507-21">
+ <title>libXfont: Multiple vulnerabilities</title>
+ <synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libXfont, the worst of
+ which could result in execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">libXfont</product>
+ <announced>July 22, 2015</announced>
+ <revised>July 22, 2015: 1</revised>
+ <bug>543620</bug>
+ <access>remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="x11-libs/libXfont" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="rge">1.4.9</unaffected>
+ <unaffected range="ge">1.5.1</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">1.5.1</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>libXfont is an X11 font rasterisation library.</p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libXfont. Please review
+ the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="normal">
+ <p>A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code or cause a
+ Denial of Service condition.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>All libXfont 1.4.x users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
+
+ <code>
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=x11-libs/libXfont-1.4.9"
+ </code>
+
+ <p>All libXfont 1.5.x users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
+
+ <code>
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=x11-libs/libXfont-1.5.1"
+ </code>
+
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1802">CVE-2015-1802</uri>
+ <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1803">CVE-2015-1803</uri>
+ <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1804">CVE-2015-1804</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 04 Apr 2015 15:23:52 +0000">
+ BlueKnight
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 22 Jul 2015 15:44:59 +0000">Zlogene</metadata>
+</glsa>