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

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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.
This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
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