USN-5437-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5437-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5437-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5437-1
Related
Published
2022-05-23T21:47:39.971105Z
Modified
2022-05-23T21:47:39.971105Z
Summary
libxfixes vulnerability
Details

Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libXfixes incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libxfixes

Package

Name
libxfixes
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxfixes?arch=src?distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:5.0.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1:5.*

1:5.0.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

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    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.0.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libxfixes-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.0.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libxfixes-dev-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.0.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libxfixes3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.0.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libxfixes3-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.0.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libxfixes3-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.0.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libxfixes3-udeb"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.0.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libxfixes3-udeb-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}