Secunia Security Advisory - Red Hat has issued an update for xorg-x11. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service), disclose potentially sensitive information, or gain escalated privileges.
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TITLE:
Red Hat update for xorg-x11
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA28536
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28536/
CRITICAL:
Less critical
IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information, Privilege escalation, DoS
WHERE:
Local system
OPERATING SYSTEM:
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4670/
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
http://secunia.com/product/4668/
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4669/
DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for xorg-x11. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
cause a DoS (Denial of Service), disclose potentially sensitive
information, or gain escalated privileges.
For more information:
SA27040
SA28532
SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0030.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA27040:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27040/
SA28532:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28532/
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