{"id":"MGASA-2021-0219","summary":"Updated libx11 packages fix a security vulnerability","details":"XLookupColor() and other X libraries function lack proper validation\nof the length of their string parameters. If those parameters can be\ncontrolled by an external application (for instance a color name that\ncan be emitted via a terminal control sequence) it can lead to the\nemission of extra X protocol requests to the X server\n(CVE-2021-31535).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T00:10:18.206962890Z","published":"2021-05-23T01:30:51Z","upstream":["CVE-2021-31535"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0219.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28940"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2021-May/003088.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2021-May/003089.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/18/3"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libx11","ecosystem":"Mageia:7","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/libx11?arch=source&distro=mageia-7"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.6.12-1.1.mga7"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0219.json"}},{"package":{"name":"libx11","ecosystem":"Mageia:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/libx11?arch=source&distro=mageia-8"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.7.0-1.1.mga8"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0219.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}