rPSA-2007-0205-1 xorg-x11 xorg-x11-fonts xorg-x11-tools xorg-x11-xfs

rPath Security Advisory: 2007-0205-1
Published: 2007-10-03
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:

    Local System User Deterministic Privilege Escalation Updated Versions:

    xorg-x11=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.8.2-30.11-1
    xorg-x11-fonts=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.8.2-30.11-1
    xorg-x11-tools=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.8.2-30.11-1
    xorg-x11-xfs=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.8.2-30.11-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:

    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1756

References:

    
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4568
    
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4989
    
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4990

Description:

    Previous versions of the xorg-x11 package contain multiple     vulnerabilities in the xfs font server in which integer and heap     overflows may allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with     elevated privileges (as the "xfs" user on rPath Linux systems).

Copyright 2007 rPath, Inc.
This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT License. A copy is available at http://www.rpath.com/permanent/mit-license.html Received on Wed Oct 3 16:33:00 2007

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