libXfont: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 201507-21

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libXfont, the worst of which could result in execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service.

Package	x11-libs/libXfont on all architectures
Affected versions	< 1.5.1
Unaffected versions	revision >= 1.4.9 >= 1.5.1

libXfont is an X11 font rasterisation library.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libXfont. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All libXfont 1.4.x users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/libXfont-1.4.9"

All libXfont 1.5.x users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/libXfont-1.5.1"

Release date
July 22, 2015

Latest revision
July 22, 2015: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
remote

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