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TITLE:
libX11 XCOMPOSEFILE File Descriptor Leak

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA22642

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22642/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
Local system

SOFTWARE:
X Window System 11 (X11) 7.x
http://secunia.com/product/8806/

DESCRIPTION:
Kees Cook has reported a vulnerability in libX11, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to disclose potentially sensitive
information.

The vulnerability is caused due to a file descriptor leak in the
Xinput module, which can be exploited to disclose the content of
certain files.

The vulnerability is reported in libX11 1.0.2 and 1.0.3. Other
versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Fixed in the GIT repository.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Kees Cook, Ubuntu

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8699

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