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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5436-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 5436-1 - Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libXrender incorrectly handled certain responses. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5436-1May 23, 2022libxrender vulnerabilities==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 16.04 ESMSummary:Several security issues were fixed in libXrender.Software Description:- libxrender: X11 Rendering Extension client libraryDetails:Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libXrender incorrectly handled certainresponses. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denialof service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.(CVE-2016-7949, CVE-2016-7950)Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: libxrender1 1:0.9.9-0ubuntu1+esm1In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5436-1 CVE-2016-7949, CVE-2016-7950