[Secure-testing-team] Bug#856398: xorg-server: CVE-2017-2624: Timing attack against MIT Cookie

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: xorg-server
Version: 2:1.16.4-1
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream

Hi,

the following vulnerability was published for xorg-server.

CVE-2017-2624[0]:
Timing attack against MIT Cookie

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-2624
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-2624

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore