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libxfont package

libxfont 1:1.4.7-1ubuntu0.4 source package in Ubuntu

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libxfont (1:1.4.7-1ubuntu0.4) trusty-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: non-privileged arbitrary file access
    - debian/patches/CVE-2017-16611-pre.patch: set close-on-exec for font
      file I/O in src/fontfile/fileio.c, src/fontfile/filewr.c.
    - debian/patches/CVE-2017-16611.patch: open files with O_NOFOLLOW in
      src/fontfile/dirfile.c, src/fontfile/fileio.c.
    - CVE-2017-16611

 -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden>  Wed, 29 Nov 2017 09:48:10 -0500

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Uploaded by:
Marc Deslauriers
Uploaded to:
Trusty
Original maintainer:
Ubuntu Developers
Architectures:
any
Section:
x11
Urgency:
Medium Urgency

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Binary packages built by this source

libxfont-dev: X11 font rasterisation library (development headers)

 libXfont provides various services for X servers, most notably font
 selection and rasterisation (through external libraries).
 .
 This package contains the development headers for the library found in
 libxfont1. Non-developers likely have little use for this package.
 .
 More information about X.Org can be found at:
 <URL:http://www.X.org>
 .
 This module can be found at
 git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libXfont

libxfont-dev-dbgsym: debug symbols for package libxfont-dev

 libXfont provides various services for X servers, most notably font
 selection and rasterisation (through external libraries).
 .
 This package contains the development headers for the library found in
 libxfont1. Non-developers likely have little use for this package.
 .
 More information about X.Org can be found at:
 <URL:http://www.X.org>
 .
 This module can be found at
 git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libXfont

libxfont1: X11 font rasterisation library

 libXfont provides various services for X servers, most notably font
 selection and rasterisation (through external libraries).
 .
 More information about X.Org can be found at:
 <URL:http://www.X.org>
 .
 This module can be found at
 git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libXfont

libxfont1-dbg: X11 font rasterisation library (debug package)

 libXfont provides various services for X servers, most notably font
 selection and rasterisation (through external libraries).
 .
 This package contains the debug versions of the library found in libxfont1.
 Non-developers likely have little use for this package.
 .
 More information about X.Org can be found at:
 <URL:http://www.X.org>
 .
 This module can be found at
 git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libXfont

libxfont1-dbgsym: debug symbols for package libxfont1

 libXfont provides various services for X servers, most notably font
 selection and rasterisation (through external libraries).
 .
 More information about X.Org can be found at:
 <URL:http://www.X.org>
 .
 This module can be found at
 git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libXfont

libxfont1-udeb: X11 font rasterisation library

 This is a udeb, or a microdeb, for the debian-installer.

libxfont1-udeb-dbgsym: debug symbols for package libxfont1-udeb

 This is a udeb, or a microdeb, for the debian-installer.