Secunia Security Advisory - Red Hat has issued an update for xorg-x11-server. This fixes a vulnerability, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
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TITLE:
Red Hat update for xorg-x11-server
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA39650
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/39650/
DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for xorg-x11-server. This fixes a
vulnerability, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people
to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the X.Org Render
extension, which can be exploited to cause a memory corruption by
e.g. tricking a user into visiting a malicious website.
SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
RHSA-2010-0382:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0382.html
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