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Debian Security Advisory DSA 4059-1 (libxcursor - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
It was discovered that libXcursor, a X cursor management library, is prone to several heap overflows when parsing malicious files. An attacker can take advantage of these flaws for arbitrary code execution, if a user is tricked into processing a specially crafted cursor file.
Affected Software
Affected Software
libxcursor 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 1:1.1.14-1+deb8u1. For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 1:1.1.14-1+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your libxcursor packages. For the detailed security status of libxcursor please refer to its security tracker page linked in the references.