| Name | CVE-2017-16611 |
| Description | 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. |
| 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-2901-1, ELA-553-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 883929 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libxfont (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1:1.5.1-1+deb8u2 | fixed |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 1:2.0.1-3+deb9u2 | fixed | |
| buster | 1:2.0.3-1 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 1:2.0.4-1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie, bookworm | 1:2.0.6-1 | fixed | |
| libxfont1 (PTS) | stretch | 1:1.5.2-4 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libxfont | source | jessie | 1:1.5.1-1+deb8u2 | ELA-553-1 | ||
| libxfont | source | stretch | 1:2.0.1-3+deb9u2 | DLA-2901-1 | ||
| libxfont | source | (unstable) | 1:2.0.3-1 | low | 883929 | |
| libxfont1 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant |
[jessie] - libxfont <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - libxfont <postponed> (Minor issue)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/28/7
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=7b377456f95d2ec3ead40f4fb74ea620191f88c8
(for 1.5.x): https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?h=libXfont-1.5-branch&id=5ed8ac0e4f063825b8ecda48e9a111d3ce92e825
https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188049718337&w=2
https://marc.info/?l=freedesktop-xorg-announce&m=151188044218304&w=2