What is RHSA-2011:1834?

RHSA-2011:1834 is a security advisory published by Red Hat Product Security with High severity. Red Hat Security Advisory: libXfont security update

Which CVE IDs does RHSA-2011:1834 cover?

RHSA-2011:1834 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2011-2895. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

Which products are affected by RHSA-2011:1834?

RHSA-2011:1834 affects 23 products, including: Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server); libXfont-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_6.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server); libXfont-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_6.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server); libXfont-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_6.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server); libXfont-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_6.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server); and others — see the full list on the advisory page.

RHSA-2011:1834High

Red Hat Security Advisory: libXfont security update

Vendor

Red Hat Product Security

Published

December 19, 2011

Last Modified

November 7, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2011-2895 →

📋 Description

CVE-2011-2895 — BSD compress LZW decoder buffer overflow

🎯 Affected products23

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
libXfont-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_6.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
libXfont-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_6.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
libXfont-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_6.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
libXfont-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_6.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
libXfont-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_6.s390 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
libXfont-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_6.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
libXfont-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
libXfont-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
libXfont-debuginfo-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_6.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
libXfont-debuginfo-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_6.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
libXfont-debuginfo-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_6.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
libXfont-debuginfo-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_6.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
libXfont-debuginfo-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_6.s390 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
libXfont-debuginfo-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_6.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
libXfont-debuginfo-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
libXfont-devel-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_6.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
libXfont-devel-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_6.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
libXfont-devel-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_6.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
libXfont-devel-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_6.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
libXfont-devel-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_6.s390 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
libXfont-devel-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_6.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
libXfont-devel-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)

✅ Remediation

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

📋 Description

🎯 Affected products23

✅ Remediation

🔗 References (5)