| Name | CVE-2016-7944 |
| Description | Integer overflow in X.org libXfixes before 5.0.3 on 32-bit platforms might allow remote X servers to gain privileges via a length value of INT_MAX, which triggers the client to stop reading data and get out of sync. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-654-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 840442 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libxfixes (PTS) | bullseye | 1:5.0.3-2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie, bookworm | 1:6.0.0-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libxfixes | source | wheezy | 1:5.0-4+deb7u2 | DLA-654-1 | ||
| libxfixes | source | jessie | 1:5.0.1-2+deb8u1 | |||
| libxfixes | source | (unstable) | 1:5.0.3-1 | low | 840442 |
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfixes/commit/?id=61c1039ee23a2d1de712843bed3480654d7ef42e