bugtraq - rPSA-2007-0141-1 xorg-x11 xorg-x11-fonts xorg-x11-tools xorg-x11-xfs

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Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:06:26 -0400
From: rPath Update Announcements <announce-noreply@...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-2007-0141-1 xorg-x11 xorg-x11-fonts xorg-x11-tools
 xorg-x11-xfs

rPath Security Advisory: 2007-0141-1
Published: 2007-07-17
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Major
Exposure Level Classification:
    Local Root Deterministic Privilege Escalation
Updated Versions:
    xorg-x11=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.8.2-30.6-1
    xorg-x11-fonts=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.8.2-30.6-1
    xorg-x11-tools=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.8.2-30.6-1
    xorg-x11-xfs=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.8.2-30.6-1

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3103
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1485

Description:
    Previous versions of the xorg-x11 package contain a vulnerability
    in the xfs font-server startup script that a local user may exploit
    to modify permissions on arbitrary files, possibly leading to root 
    privilege escalation.

Copyright 2007 rPath, Inc.
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