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Scientific Linux: CVE-2007-3103 Moderate Xorg-x11-xfs Security Update

Calendar Jul 12, 2007 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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Moderate: xorg-x11-xfs security update 
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:25:11 -0500
Reply-To: Connie Sieh 
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Connie Sieh 
Subject: Security ERRATA for xorg-x11-xfs on SL5.x i386/x86_64
Comments: To: scientific 

Synopsis: Moderate: xorg-x11-xfs 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 a
file of their choosing, possibly elevating their local privileges.
(CVE-2007-3103)

SL 5.x

 SRPMS:
 	 xorg-x11-xfs-1.0.2-4.src.rpm

 i386:
 	xorg-x11-xfs-1.0.2-4.i386.rpm
 	xorg-x11-xfs-utils-1.0.2-4.i386.rpm

 x86_64:
 	xorg-x11-xfs-1.0.2-4.x86_64.rpm
 	xorg-x11-xfs-utils-1.0.2-4.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh