Re: security bug needs upload along with xlibs-dev transition Re: Bug#346856: intent to upload sponsored NMU to fix xlibs-dev bug

[Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@inutil.org>]

Steve Langasek wrote:
>> > In fact, please do this asap, because of the stack smash bug.  Also
>> > change urgency to at least medium, and provide a patch to the security
>> > team, since the package is in stable.
>
> Is it confirmed that this stack smash bug is a security vulnerability?  Not
> all are...

This only has security implications in a rather obscure way, like tricking
someone into loading a crafted savegame.

Cheers,
        Moritz