GLSA 201406-11: libXfont: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	high
Title:	libXfont: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	06/14/2014
Bugs:	#510250
ID:	201406-11

Synopsis

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

Background

libXfont is an X11 font rasterisation library.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
x11-libs/libXfont	< 1.4.8	>= 1.4.8	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

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

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libXfont users should upgrade to the latest version:

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

References

Availability

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?

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.