Re: Gtk2 1.2495 (stable) available

["Torsten Schönfeld" <kaffeetisch gmx de>]

intrigeri <intrigeri+debian boum org>:
> Brian Manning wrote (28 Jan 2015 02:10:23 GMT) :
> > Overview of changes in Gtk2 1.2495 (stable) [2015-01-27]
> > ========================================================
>
> > * Fix incorrect memory management in Gtk2::Gdk::Display::list_devices
>
> Did that bug have any security implication?

The code was freeing memory that gtk+ still holds onto and might access later.  So, yes, it is conceivable 
that this can be exploited.