Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting libX11-common package, versions <0:1.6.7-3.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.46% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-LIBX11COMMON-1700656
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed5 Aug 2020

Introduced: 5 Aug 2020

CVE-2020-14344  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 libX11-common to version 0:1.6.7-3.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2021-1661.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libX11-common package and not the libX11-common package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

An integer overflow leading to a heap-buffer overflow was found in The X Input Method (XIM) client was implemented in libX11 before version 1.6.10. As per upstream this is security relevant when setuid programs call XIM client functions while running with elevated privileges. No such programs are shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

CVSS Base Scores

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