ALSA-2023:7029

Source
https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-7029.html
Import Source
https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2023:7029.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALSA-2023:7029
Related
Published
2023-11-14T00:00:00Z
Modified
2023-11-23T10:22:41Z
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

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:8 / libX11

Package

Name
libX11

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.8-6.el8

AlmaLinux:8 / libX11-common

Package

Name
libX11-common

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.8-6.el8

AlmaLinux:8 / libX11-devel

Package

Name
libX11-devel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.8-6.el8

AlmaLinux:8 / libX11-xcb

Package

Name
libX11-xcb

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.8-6.el8