bugtraq - rPSA-2006-0157-1 xorg-x11 xorg-x11-fonts xorg-x11-tools xorg-x11-xfs

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Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:14:26 -0400
From: "Justin M. Forbes" <jmforbes@...th.com>
To: security-announce@...ts.rpath.com,
	update-announce@...ts.rpath.com
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk, bugtraq@...urityfocus.com,
	lwn@....net
Subject: rPSA-2006-0157-1 xorg-x11 xorg-x11-fonts xorg-x11-tools
 xorg-x11-xfs

rPath Security Advisory: 2006-0157-1
Published: 2006-08-25
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Severe
Exposure Level Classification:
    Local Deterministic Vulnerability
Updated Versions:
    xorg-x11=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.8.2-30.1-1
    xorg-x11-fonts=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.8.2-30.1-1
    xorg-x11-tools=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.8.2-30.1-1
    xorg-x11-xfs=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.8.2-30.1-1

References:
    http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3467
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-596
    https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7535

Description:
    Previous versions of the xorg-x11 package have weaknesses parsing
    fonts, related to the freetype vulnerabilities described in the
    rPSA-2006-0100-2 advisory.  These weaknesses are known to allow at
    least a denial of service attack, and may allow executing arbitrary
    code as the root user.  After updating, it will be necessary to
    restart the X server in order for the update to take effect.