Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2016-7950 is a memory-safety flaw in X.org libXrender before 0.9.10. A malicious or compromised remote X server could send crafted filter-name length data that causes an out-of-bounds write in a connecting client. Risk is mainly to systems that run X11 client software against remote X servers. Exposure is most likely on legacy Unix/Linux desktops, servers, or applications with libXrender before 0.9.10, especially where X11 clients connect to remote X servers. Local-only desktop use against trusted X servers appears less exposed based on the provided description. Treat this as a targeted legacy desktop and remote-X11 risk, not an internet-wide emergency. Patch during normal security maintenance, but move faster where users connect graphical clients to remote or less-trusted X servers. Mitigation focus: Upgrade libXrender to 0.9.10 or a vendor-patched package.; Apply relevant distro security updates from Gentoo, Fedora, or your OS vendor.; Avoid connecting X11 clients to untrusted remote X servers..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- GLSA-201704-03CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- [xorg-announce] 20161004 X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client librariesCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXrender/commit/?id=8fad00b0b647ee662ce4737ca15be033b7a21714CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- FEDORA-2016-8877cf648bCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2016-ade20198ffCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
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