A libx11 security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 8 Extended LTS to address some integer overflows and signed/unsigned comparison issues.

ELA-255-1 libx11 security update

Package libx11
Version 2:1.6.2-3+deb8u3
Related CVE CVE-2020-14344

The X Input Method (XIM) client implementation in libX11 has some integer overflows and signed/unsigned comparison issues that can lead to heap corruption when handling malformed messages from an input method.

For Debian 8 jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 2:1.6.2-3+deb8u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your libx11 packages.

Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found at: https://deb.freexian.com/extended-lts/

  ELA-255-1 libx11 security update