[SECURITY] [DSA 4059-1] libxcursor security update

Debian Security Advisory DSA-4059-1 security@debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso December 08, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : libxcursor CVE ID : CVE-2017-16612 Debian Bug : 883792 It was discovered that libXcursor, a X cursor management library, is prone to several heap overflows when parsing malicious files. An attacker can take advantage of these flaws for arbitrary code execution, if a user is tricked into processing a specially crafted cursor file. For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 1:1.1.14-1+deb8u1. For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 1:1.1.14-1+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your libxcursor packages. For the detailed security status of libxcursor please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libxcursor Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/