Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libXfont, the worst of which allow for local privilege escalation.
| Package | x11-libs/libXfont on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 1.4.7 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 1.4.7 |
libXfont is an X11 font rasterisation library.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libXfont. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A local attacker could use a specially crafted file to gain privileges or cause a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All libXfont users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/libXfont-1.4.7 "