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Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2901-1 libxfont -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

25 Jan 2022

Affected Packages:

libxfont

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2017-16611.

More information:

An issue has been found in libxfont, an X11 font rasterisation library. By creating symlinks, a local attacker can open (but not read) local files as user root. This might create unwanted actions with special files like /dev/watchdog.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 1:2.0.1-3+deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxfont packages.

For the detailed security status of libxfont please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libxfont

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS