--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2018-05b078c373
2018-03-06 17:26:39.512034
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name        : libXfont2
Product     : Fedora 26
Version     : 2.0.3
Release     : 1.fc26
URL         : https://www.x.org/wiki/
Summary     : X.Org X11 libXfont2 runtime library
Description :
X.Org X11 libXfont2 runtime library

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information:

Security fix for CVE-2017-16611
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #1519083 - CVE-2017-16611 libXfont2: libXfont: User can trigger arbitrary file read by X server causing a DoS [fedora-all]
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1519083
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use
su -c 'dnf upgrade libXfont2' at the command line.
For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at
https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html

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Fedora 26: libXfont2 Security Update

March 6, 2018
Security fix for CVE-2017-16611

Summary

X.Org X11 libXfont2 runtime library

Security fix for CVE-2017-16611

[ 1 ] Bug #1519083 - CVE-2017-16611 libXfont2: libXfont: User can trigger arbitrary file read by X server causing a DoS [fedora-all]

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1519083

su -c 'dnf upgrade libXfont2' at the command line.

For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at

https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html

All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the

GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at

https://fedoraproject.org/security/

package-announce mailing list -- package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org

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FEDORA-2018-05b078c373 2018-03-06 17:26:39.512034 Product : Fedora 26 Version : 2.0.3 Release : 1.fc26 URL : https://www.x.org/wiki/ Summary : X.Org X11 libXfont2 runtime library Description : X.Org X11 libXfont2 runtime library Security fix for CVE-2017-16611 [ 1 ] Bug #1519083 - CVE-2017-16611 libXfont2: libXfont: User can trigger arbitrary file read by X server causing a DoS [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1519083 su -c 'dnf upgrade libXfont2' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ package-announce mailing list -- package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to package-announce-leave@lists.fedoraproject.org

Change Log

References

Update Instructions

Severity
Product : Fedora 26
Version : 2.0.3
Release : 1.fc26
URL : https://www.x.org/wiki/
Summary : X.Org X11 libXfont2 runtime library

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