Description (CNA)
In libXfont before 1.5.4 and libXfont2 before 2.0.3, a local attacker can open (but not read) files on the system as root, triggering tape rewinds, watchdogs, or similar mechanisms that can be triggered by opening files.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/7
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050459
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3500-1
- https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188044218304&w=2
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-10
- https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188049718337&w=2
- http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=155
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00028.html
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/7
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050459
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3500-1
- https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188044218304&w=2
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-10
- https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188049718337&w=2
- http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=155
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00028.html