Date:         Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:11:13 -0600
Reply-To:     Troy Dawson 
Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux
              
From:         Troy Dawson 
Subject:      Security ERRATA for xterm on SL4.x i386/x86_64
Comments: To: scientific-linux-errata@fnal.gov

Synopsis:	Low: xterm security update
Issue date:	2007-11-15
CVE Names:	CVE-2007-2797

A bug was found in the way xterm packages were built that caused the
pseudo-terminal device files of the xterm emulated terminals to be owned by
the incorrect group. This flaw did not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Update 4 and earlier. (CVE-2007-2797)

SL 4.x

   SRPMS:
xterm-192-8.el4.src.rpm
   i386:
xterm-192-8.el4.i386.rpm
   x86_64:
xterm-192-8.el4.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson

SciLinux: CVE-2007-2797 xterm SL4.x i386/x86_64

Low: xterm security update

Summary

Date:         Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:11:13 -0600Reply-To:     Troy Dawson Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux              From:         Troy Dawson Subject:      Security ERRATA for xterm on SL4.x i386/x86_64Comments: To: scientific-linux-errata@fnal.govSynopsis:	Low: xterm security updateIssue date:	2007-11-15CVE Names:	CVE-2007-2797A bug was found in the way xterm packages were built that caused thepseudo-terminal device files of the xterm emulated terminals to be owned bythe incorrect group. This flaw did not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Update 4 and earlier. (CVE-2007-2797)SL 4.x   SRPMS:xterm-192-8.el4.src.rpm   i386:xterm-192-8.el4.i386.rpm   x86_64:xterm-192-8.el4.x86_64.rpm-Connie Sieh-Troy Dawson



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