{"id":"ALSA-2023:7029","summary":"Moderate: libX11 security update","details":"The libX11 packages contain the core X11 protocol client library.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* libX11: InitExt.c can overwrite unintended portions of the Display structure if the extension request leads to a buffer overflow (CVE-2023-3138)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.\n\nAdditional Changes:\n\nFor detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.","modified":"2026-02-04T03:30:24.780648Z","published":"2023-11-14T00:00:00Z","related":["CVE-2023-3138"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7029"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3138"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2213748"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-7029.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libX11","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/libX11"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.6.8-6.el8"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2023:7029.json"}},{"package":{"name":"libX11-common","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/libX11-common"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.6.8-6.el8"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2023:7029.json"}},{"package":{"name":"libX11-devel","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/libX11-devel"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.6.8-6.el8"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2023:7029.json"}},{"package":{"name":"libX11-xcb","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/libX11-xcb"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.6.8-6.el8"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2023:7029.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}