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Posted on 10 October 2017
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3995-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
October 10, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : libxfont
CVE ID : CVE-2017-13720 CVE-2017-13722
Two vulnerabilities were found in libXfont, the X11 font rasterisation
library, which could result in denial of service or memory disclosure.
For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed
in version 1:1.5.1-1+deb8u1.
For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in
version 1:2.0.1-3+deb9u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libxfont packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
