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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5646-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 5646-1 - Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libXi did not properly manage memory when handling X server responses. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libXi to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5646-1September 28, 2022libxi vulnerabilities==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 16.04 ESMSummary:Several security issues were fixed in libxi.Software Description:- libxi: X11 Input extension libraryDetails:Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libXi did not properly manage memorywhen handling X server responses. A remote attacker could use this issueto cause libXi to crash, resulting in a denial of service.Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: libxi6 2:1.7.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5646-1 CVE-2016-7945, CVE-2016-7946