Moderate: xorg-x11-xfs security update
| Advisory: | RHSA-2007:0520-2 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Security Advisory |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Issued on: | 2007-07-12 |
| Last updated on: | 2007-07-12 |
| Affected Products: | Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) |
| CVEs (cve.mitre.org): |
CVE-2007-3103 |
Details
Updated X.org packages that address a flaw in the way the X.Org X11 xfs
font server starts are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.
The X.Org X11 xfs font server provides a standard mechanism for an X server
to communicate with a font renderer.
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 a
file of their choosing, possibly elevating their local privileges.
(CVE-2007-3103)
Users of the X.org X11 xfs font server should upgrade to these updated
packages, which contain a backported patch and are not vulnerable to this
issue.
Solution
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
Updated packages
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| xorg-x11-xfs-1.0.2-4.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2011:0457 |
MD5: 7f6d90098c6a752c16894315b85e739e |
| IA-32: | |
| xorg-x11-xfs-1.0.2-4.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2011:0457 |
MD5: 94318ae2d5f02439c58541c5a9c34314 |
| xorg-x11-xfs-utils-1.0.2-4.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2011:0457 |
MD5: 1e54d7037ede3c1a5476d3ad65b62eb0 |
| IA-64: | |
| xorg-x11-xfs-1.0.2-4.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2011:0457 |
MD5: 9657c080a0362243369a9b54f5207851 |
| xorg-x11-xfs-utils-1.0.2-4.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2011:0457 |
MD5: 346da7e5c6d4660d510016d44fabc095 |
| PPC: | |
| xorg-x11-xfs-1.0.2-4.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2011:0457 |
MD5: 2a140017df1fefae7828547975f0d48a |
| xorg-x11-xfs-utils-1.0.2-4.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2011:0457 |
MD5: 703f21661da66e60c38a2356643078f6 |
| s390x: | |
| xorg-x11-xfs-1.0.2-4.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2011:0457 |
MD5: faaacf77fde117b6c71afcb60c7c9508 |
| xorg-x11-xfs-utils-1.0.2-4.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2011:0457 |
MD5: 86b097cc09ab2ab9a7687755950b7279 |
| x86_64: | |
| xorg-x11-xfs-1.0.2-4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2011:0457 |
MD5: 434fb4f47152e671d0c59b9b677295a8 |
| xorg-x11-xfs-utils-1.0.2-4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2011:0457 |
MD5: 6cea61c7098202810b812aba74e8610c |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| xorg-x11-xfs-1.0.2-4.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2011:0457 |
MD5: 7f6d90098c6a752c16894315b85e739e |
| IA-32: | |
| xorg-x11-xfs-1.0.2-4.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2011:0457 |
MD5: 94318ae2d5f02439c58541c5a9c34314 |
| xorg-x11-xfs-utils-1.0.2-4.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2011:0457 |
MD5: 1e54d7037ede3c1a5476d3ad65b62eb0 |
| x86_64: | |
| xorg-x11-xfs-1.0.2-4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2011:0457 |
MD5: 434fb4f47152e671d0c59b9b677295a8 |
| xorg-x11-xfs-utils-1.0.2-4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2011:0457 |
MD5: 6cea61c7098202810b812aba74e8610c |
| (The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network) | |
Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)
242903 - CVE-2007-3103 init.d xfs script chown race condition vulnerability
References
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
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