[Cucumber-linux-security] xorg-libraries (security update is available)

[Scott C. <z5...@z5...>]

  Update Information

A security update is available for xorg-libraries for the following
versions of Cucumber Linux:

  * 1.0
  * 1.1 Beta

Here are the details from the Cucumber 1.0 changelog:

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Tue Nov 28 11:29:22 EST 2017
x-base/xorg-libraries rebuilt (build 4) to fix two vulnerabilities: 
	CVE-2017-16611, which allows for an unprivileged user to open arbitrary
	files as root and CVE-2017-16612, a buffer overflow vulnerability. For
	more information see:
		https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16611
		http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=155
		https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16612
		http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=156
multilib/x-base/xorg-libraries-lib_i686 rebuilt (build 4, x86_64 only)
* SECURITY FIX *
+----------------+

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  CLD and CVE Information

This update is associated with the following Cucumber Linux Deficiency
(CLD) and CVE numbers:

  * CLD-155 [CVE-2017-16611]
    (http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=155)
  * CLD-156 [CVE-2017-16612]
    (http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=156)

More information about these CLDs can be found at their respective pages
on the Cucumber Linux Security Advisory Tracker (these are the URLs in
parenthesis above).

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  Installing the Update

The updated package can be installed via Pickle by running the following
commands (as root):

# pickle --update
# pickle

Make sure xorg-libraries is selected on the update list, and then select
Ok. Pickle will then install the updated package.

If you prefer to download the updated package manually, it can be found
on the mirror at http://mirror.cucumberlinux.com/cucumber/.

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