CVE-2017-12178
xorg-x11-server before 1.19.5 had wrong extra length check in ProcXIChangeHierarchy function allowing malicious X client to cause X server to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian / debian_linux | 8.0 | 8.0.x |
| debian / debian_linux | 9.0 | 9.0.x |
| x.org / x_server | - | 1.19.5 |
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1509219
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=859b08d523307eebde7724fd1a0789c44813e821
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00032.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-05
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4000
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