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SciLinux SL7: SLSA-2018:3410-1 Important Xorg X11 Server Update

Calendar Nov 26, 2018 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory privilege escalation security fix xorg-x11-server SL7
xorg-x11-server: Incorrect permission check in Xorg X server allows for privilege escalation (CVE-2018-14665) The SL Team added a fix for upstream bug 1650634 SL7 x86_64 xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.20.1-5.1.el7.x86_64.rpm xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.20.1-5.1.el7.x86_64.rpm xorg-x11-server-common-1.20.1-5.1.el7.x86_64.rpm xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.1-5.1.el7.x86_64.rpm xorg- [More...] 
Synopsis:          Important: xorg-x11-server security update
Advisory ID:       SLSA-2018:3410-1
Issue Date:        2018-10-31
CVE Numbers:       CVE-2018-14665
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Security Fix(es):

* xorg-x11-server: Incorrect permission check in Xorg X server allows for
privilege escalation (CVE-2018-14665)

The SL Team added a fix for upstream bug 1650634
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SL7
  x86_64
    xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.20.1-5.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
    xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.20.1-5.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
    xorg-x11-server-common-1.20.1-5.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
    xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.1-5.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
    xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.20.1-5.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
    xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.20.1-5.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
    xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.20.1-5.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
    xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-1.20.1-5.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
    xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.20.1-5.1.el7.i686.rpm
    xorg-x11-server-devel-1.20.1-5.1.el7.i686.rpm
    xorg-x11-server-devel-1.20.1-5.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
    xorg-x11-server-1.20.1-5.1.el7.src.rpm
  noarch
    xorg-x11-server-source-1.20.1-5.1.el7.noarch.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team