ALSA-2023:7029

Vulnerability from osv_almalinux – Published: 2023-11-14 00:00 – Updated: 2023-11-23 10:22 – Source website
VLAI
Summary
Moderate: libX11 security update
Details

The libX11 packages contain the core X11 protocol client library.

Security Fix(es):

  • libX11: InitExt.c can overwrite unintended portions of the Display structure if the extension request leads to a buffer overflow (CVE-2023-3138)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

References
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  "details": "The libX11 packages contain the core X11 protocol client library.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* libX11: InitExt.c can overwrite unintended portions of the Display structure if the extension request leads to a buffer overflow (CVE-2023-3138)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.\n\nAdditional Changes:\n\nFor detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.",
  "id": "ALSA-2023:7029",
  "modified": "2023-11-23T10:22:41Z",
  "published": "2023-11-14T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7029"
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3138"
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    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2213748"
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  "summary": "Moderate: libX11 security update"
}



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