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Scientific Linux 4.x: xorg-x11 Security Advisory For Local Privileges

Calendar Jul 12, 2007 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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Moderate: xorg-x11 security update 
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:55:00 -0500
Reply-To: Connie Sieh 
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Connie Sieh 
Subject: Security ERRATA for xorg-x11 on SL4.x i386/x86_64
Comments: To: scientific 

Synopsis: Moderate: xorg-x11 security update
CVE Names: CVE-2007-3103

Description:

A temporary file flaw was found in the way the X.Org X11 xfs font server
startup script executes. A local user could modify the permissions of the
file of their choosing, possibly elevating their local privileges
(CVE-2007-3103).

SL 4.x

 SRPMS:
 xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.EL.19.src.rpm
 i386:
 	xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
 	xorg-x11-Mesa-libGL-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
 	xorg-x11-Mesa-libGLU-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
 	xorg-x11-Xdmx-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
 	xorg-x11-Xnest-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
 	xorg-x11-Xvfb-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
 	xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
 	xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-devel-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
 	xorg-x11-devel-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
 	xorg-x11-doc-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
 	xorg-x11-font-utils-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
 	xorg-x11-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
 	xorg-x11-sdk-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
 	xorg-x11-tools-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
 	xorg-x11-twm-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
 	xorg-x11-xauth-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
 	xorg-x11-xdm-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm

 x86_64:
 	xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
 	xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
 	xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
 	xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-devel-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
 	xorg-x11-devel-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
 	xorg-x11-devel-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
 	xorg-x11-doc-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
 	xorg-x11-font-utils-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
 	xorg-x11-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
 	xorg-x11-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
 	xorg-x11-Mesa-libGL-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
 	xorg-x11-Mesa-libGL-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
 	xorg-x11-Mesa-libGLU-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
 	xorg-x11-Mesa-libGLU-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
 	xorg-x11-sdk-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
 	xorg-x11-tools-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
 	xorg-x11-twm-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
 	xorg-x11-xauth-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
 	xorg-x11-xdm-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
 	xorg-x11-Xdmx-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
 	xorg-x11-xfs-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
 	xorg-x11-Xnest-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
 	xorg-x11-Xvfb-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh