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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5437-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 5437-1 - Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libXfixes incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5437-1May 23, 2022libxfixes vulnerability==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 16.04 ESMSummary:libXfixes could be made to crash or run programs if it received speciallycrafted input.Software Description:- libxfixes: X11 miscellaneous fixes extension libraryDetails:Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libXfixes incorrectly handled certaininputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denialof service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: libxfixes3 1:5.0.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5437-1 CVE-2016-7944