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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3995-1 (libxfont - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Low
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
3.6
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
6 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
Two vulnerabilities were found in libXfont, the X11 font rasterisation library, which could result in denial of service or memory disclosure.
Affected Software
Affected Software
libxfont on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
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.