USN-5646-1

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    USN-5646-1

    Published: 28 Sept 2022Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026

    Summary: libxi vulnerabilities

    Details: Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libXi did not properly manage memory when handling X server responses. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libXi to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5646-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7945, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7946

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libxi

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxi?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2:1.7.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    2:1.7.4-1
    2:1.7.5-1
    2:1.7.6-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High