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libX11 -- Doublefree in locale handlng code

Affected packages
		libX11	<	1.6.12,1

Details

VuXML ID	8da79498-e6f6-11ea-8cbf-54e1ad3d6335
Discovery	2020-08-25
Entry	2020-08-25
Modified	2020-11-15

The X.org project reports:

There is an integer overflow and a double free vulnerability in the way LibX11 handles locales. The integer overflow is a necessary precursor to the double free.

[source]

References

CVE Name	CVE-2020-14363
URL	https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2020-August/003056.html