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libx11 package

CVE-2018-14598 CVE-2018-14599 CVE-2018-14600 in libx11

Bug #1788448 reported by Joseph Yasi
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Bug Description

There are 3 security issues reported in libx11 that are fixed upstream in libx11 1.6.6.

Bugs announced:
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2018-August/002915.html

Release announcement of libx11 1.6.6 with commits fixing them listed:
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2018-August/002916.html

Joseph Yasi (joe-yasi)
information type: Private Security → Public Security
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Joseph Yasi (joe-yasi) wrote :

It looks like libx11-1.6.6 was pulled into cosmic. So this is fixed there. This still needs a backport to earlier releases.

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Leonidas S. Barbosa (leosilvab) wrote :

Hi Joseph!

Yep, I'm working on this. Soon as possible it'll be released/update.

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Leonidas S. Barbosa (leosilvab) wrote :

Fix update was released: https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-1/

Changed in libx11 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Released
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