In libXfont before 1.5.4 and libXfont2 before 2.0.3, a local attacker can open (but not read) files on the system as root, triggering tape rewinds, watchdogs, or similar mechanisms that can be triggered by opening files.
Find out more about CVE-2017-16611 from the MITRE-CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
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