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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201406-11 ] libXfont: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 14 June 2014
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201406-11
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: libXfont: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 14, 2014
Bugs: #510250
ID: 201406-11

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libXfont, the worst of
which allow for local privilege escalation.

Background
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libXfont is an X11 font rasterisation library.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 x11-libs/libXfont < 1.4.8 >= 1.4.8

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libXfont. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A context-dependent attacker could use a specially crafted file to gain
privileges, cause a Denial of Service condition or possibly execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the process.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All libXfont users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/libXfont-1.4.8"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0209
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0209
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-0210
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0210
[ 3 ] CVE-2014-0211
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0211

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-11.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5



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