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SciLinux: SLSA-2015:0797-1 Moderate: xorg-x11-server Buffer Over-read

Calendar Apr 13, 2015 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory moderate security update buffer over-read xorg-x11-server SL6
Moderate: xorg-x11-server security update 
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:10:19 +0000
Reply-To: scientific-linux-users@
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Pat Riehecky 
Subject: Security ERRATA Moderate: xorg-x11-server on SL6.x,
 SL7.x i386/x86_64
MIME-Version: 1.0

Synopsis: Moderate: xorg-x11-server security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2015:0797-1
Issue Date: 2015-04-10
CVE Numbers: CVE-2015-0255
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A buffer over-read flaw was found in the way the X.Org server handled
XkbGetGeometry requests. A malicious, authorized client could use this
flaw to disclose portions of the X.Org server memory, or cause the X.Org
server to crash using a specially crafted XkbGetGeometry request.
(CVE-2015-0255)
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SL6
 x86_64
 xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.15.0-26.sl6.x86_64.rpm
 xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.15.0-26.sl6.x86_64.rpm
 xorg-x11-server-common-1.15.0-26.sl6.x86_64.rpm
 xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.15.0-26.sl6.x86_64.rpm
 xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.15.0-26.sl6.x86_64.rpm
 xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.15.0-26.sl6.x86_64.rpm
 xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.15.0-26.sl6.x86_64.rpm
 xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.15.0-26.sl6.i686.rpm
 xorg-x11-server-devel-1.15.0-26.sl6.i686.rpm
 xorg-x11-server-devel-1.15.0-26.sl6.x86_64.rpm
 i386
 xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.15.0-26.sl6.i686.rpm
 xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.15.0-26.sl6.i686.rpm
 xorg-x11-server-common-1.15.0-26.sl6.i686.rpm
 xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.15.0-26.sl6.i686.rpm
 xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.15.0-26.sl6.i686.rpm
 xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.15.0-26.sl6.i686.rpm
 xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.15.0-26.sl6.i686.rpm
 xorg-x11-server-devel-1.15.0-26.sl6.i686.rpm
 noarch
 xorg-x11-server-source-1.15.0-26.sl6.noarch.rpm
SL7
 x86_64
 xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.15.0-33.el7_1.x86_64.rpm
 xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.15.0-33.el7_1.x86_64.rpm
 xorg-x11-server-common-1.15.0-33.el7_1.x86_64.rpm
 xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.15.0-33.el7_1.x86_64.rpm
 xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.15.0-33.el7_1.x86_64.rpm
 xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.15.0-33.el7_1.x86_64.rpm
 xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.15.0-33.el7_1.x86_64.rpm
 xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.15.0-33.el7_1.i686.rpm
 xorg-x11-server-devel-1.15.0-33.el7_1.i686.rpm
 xorg-x11-server-devel-1.15.0-33.el7_1.x86_64.rpm
 noarch
 xorg-x11-server-source-1.15.0-33.el7_1.noarch.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team