SB2017031306 - Fedora 26 update for libICE
Published: March 13, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017031306
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Insufficient Entropy (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2626)
CWE-ID: CWE-331 - Insufficient Entropy
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.
It was discovered that libICE before 1.0.9-8 used a weak entropy to generate keys. A local attacker could potentially use this flaw for session hijacking using the information available from the process list.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.