{"id":"USN-5437-1","summary":"libxfixes vulnerability","details":"Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libXfixes incorrectly handled certain\ninputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial\nof service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.\n","modified":"2026-05-20T16:05:41.939116017Z","published":"2022-05-23T21:47:39Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7944"],"upstream":["CVE-2016-7944","UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7944"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5437-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7944"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libxfixes","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxfixes?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:5.0.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}],"versions":["1:5.0.1-2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_name":"libxfixes3","binary_version":"1:5.0.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5437-1.json","cves_map":{"cves":[],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}