Enterprise Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2007-0322

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0322.html

The following updated rpms for Enterprise Linux 4 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

i386:
xscreensaver-4.18-5.rhel4.14.0.1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
xscreensaver-4.18-5.rhel4.14.0.1.x86_64.rpm

SRPMS:
https://oss.oracle.com:443/el4/SRPMS-updates/xscreensaver-4.18-5.rhel4.14.0.1.src.rpm

Description of changes:

[4.18-5.rhel4.14.0.1]
- modify xscreensaver-fortune-standin to use enterprise-release

[4.18-5.rhel4.14]
- check for null return value in getpwuid() call (CVE-2007-1859,
  Resolves: #237003)

Enterprise Linux 4: Important xscreensaver Security Update

The following updated rpms for Enterprise Linux 4 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

Summary

[4.18-5.rhel4.14.0.1] - modify xscreensaver-fortune-standin to use enterprise-release [4.18-5.rhel4.14] - check for null return value in getpwuid() call (CVE-2007-1859, Resolves: #237003)

SRPMs

https://oss.oracle.com:443/el4/SRPMS-updates/xscreensaver-4.18-5.rhel4.14.0.1.src.rpm

x86_64

xscreensaver-4.18-5.rhel4.14.0.1.x86_64.rpm

aarch64

i386

xscreensaver-4.18-5.rhel4.14.0.1.i386.rpm

Severity

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