Date:         Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:55:00 -0500
Reply-To:     Connie Sieh 
Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux
              
From:         Connie Sieh 
Subject:      Security ERRATA for xorg-x11 on SL4.x i386/x86_64
Comments: To: scientific 

Synopsis:          Moderate: xorg-x11 security update
CVE Names:         CVE-2007-3103

Description:

A temporary file flaw was found in the way the X.Org X11 xfs font server
startup script executes. A local user could modify the permissions of the
file of their choosing, possibly elevating their local privileges
(CVE-2007-3103).

SL 4.x

    SRPMS:
          xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.EL.19.src.rpm
    i386:
  	xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
  	xorg-x11-Mesa-libGL-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
  	xorg-x11-Mesa-libGLU-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
  	xorg-x11-Xdmx-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
  	xorg-x11-Xnest-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
  	xorg-x11-Xvfb-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
  	xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
  	xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-devel-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
  	xorg-x11-devel-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
  	xorg-x11-doc-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
  	xorg-x11-font-utils-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
  	xorg-x11-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
  	xorg-x11-sdk-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
  	xorg-x11-tools-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
  	xorg-x11-twm-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
  	xorg-x11-xauth-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
  	xorg-x11-xdm-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm

    x86_64:
  	xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
  	xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
  	xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
  	xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-devel-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
  	xorg-x11-devel-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
  	xorg-x11-devel-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
  	xorg-x11-doc-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
  	xorg-x11-font-utils-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
  	xorg-x11-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
  	xorg-x11-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
  	xorg-x11-Mesa-libGL-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
  	xorg-x11-Mesa-libGL-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
  	xorg-x11-Mesa-libGLU-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm
  	xorg-x11-Mesa-libGLU-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
  	xorg-x11-sdk-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
  	xorg-x11-tools-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
  	xorg-x11-twm-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
  	xorg-x11-xauth-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
  	xorg-x11-xdm-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
  	xorg-x11-Xdmx-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
  	xorg-x11-xfs-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
  	xorg-x11-Xnest-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm
  	xorg-x11-Xvfb-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh

SciLinux: CVE-2007-3103 xorg-x11 SL4.x i386/x86_64

Moderate: xorg-x11 security update

Summary

Date:         Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:55:00 -0500Reply-To:     Connie Sieh Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux              From:         Connie Sieh Subject:      Security ERRATA for xorg-x11 on SL4.x i386/x86_64Comments: To: scientific Synopsis:          Moderate: xorg-x11 security updateCVE Names:         CVE-2007-3103Description:A temporary file flaw was found in the way the X.Org X11 xfs font serverstartup script executes. A local user could modify the permissions of thefile of their choosing, possibly elevating their local privileges(CVE-2007-3103).SL 4.x    SRPMS:          xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.EL.19.src.rpm    i386:  	xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm  	xorg-x11-Mesa-libGL-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm  	xorg-x11-Mesa-libGLU-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm  	xorg-x11-Xdmx-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm  	xorg-x11-Xnest-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm  	xorg-x11-Xvfb-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm  	xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm  	xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-devel-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm  	xorg-x11-devel-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm  	xorg-x11-doc-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm  	xorg-x11-font-utils-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm  	xorg-x11-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm  	xorg-x11-sdk-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm  	xorg-x11-tools-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm  	xorg-x11-twm-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm  	xorg-x11-xauth-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm  	xorg-x11-xdm-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm    x86_64:  	xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm  	xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm  	xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm  	xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-devel-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm  	xorg-x11-devel-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm  	xorg-x11-devel-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm  	xorg-x11-doc-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm  	xorg-x11-font-utils-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm  	xorg-x11-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm  	xorg-x11-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm  	xorg-x11-Mesa-libGL-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm  	xorg-x11-Mesa-libGL-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm  	xorg-x11-Mesa-libGLU-6.8.2-1.EL.19.i386.rpm  	xorg-x11-Mesa-libGLU-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm  	xorg-x11-sdk-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm  	xorg-x11-tools-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm  	xorg-x11-twm-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm  	xorg-x11-xauth-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm  	xorg-x11-xdm-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm  	xorg-x11-Xdmx-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm  	xorg-x11-xfs-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm  	xorg-x11-Xnest-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm  	xorg-x11-Xvfb-6.8.2-1.EL.19.x86_64.rpm-Connie Sieh



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