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

SciLinux: CVE-2007-3103 xorg-x11-xfs SL5.x i386/x86_64

Moderate: xorg-x11-xfs security update

Summary

Date:         Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:25:11 -0500Reply-To:     Connie Sieh Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux              From:         Connie Sieh Subject:      Security ERRATA for xorg-x11-xfs on SL5.x i386/x86_64Comments: To: scientific Synopsis:          Moderate: xorg-x11-xfs security updateCVE Names:         CVE-2007-3103Description:A temporary file flaw was found in the way the X.Org X11 xfs font serverstartup script executes. A local user could modify the permissions of afile 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



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