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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