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RHSA-2008:0512-01 Important: XFree86 security update
Posted by Bob on: 06/11/2008 10:15 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
A new update is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Here the announcement:
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Important: XFree86 security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0512-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0512.html
Issue date: 2008-06-11
CVE Names: CVE-2008-1377 CVE-2008-1379 CVE-2008-2360
=====================================================================
1. Summary:
Updated XFree86 packages that fix several security issues are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.
This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386
3. Description:
XFree86 is an implementation of the X Window System, which provides the
core functionality for the Linux graphical desktop.
An input validation flaw was discovered in X.org's Security and Record
extensions. A malicious authorized client could exploit this issue to cause
a denial of service (crash) or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with
root privileges on the X.Org server. (CVE-2008-1377)
An integer overflow flaw was found in X.org's Render extension. A malicious
authorized client could exploit this issue to cause a denial of service
(crash) or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the
X.Org server. (CVE-2008-2360)
An input validation flaw was discovered in X.org's MIT-SHM extension. A
client connected to the X.org server could read arbitrary server memory.
This could result in the sensitive data of other users of the X.org server
being disclosed. (CVE-2008-1379)
Users of XFree86 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain backported patches to resolve these issues.
4. Solution:
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
445403 - CVE-2008-1377 X.org Record and Security extensions memory corruption
445414 - CVE-2008-1379 X.org MIT-SHM extension arbitrary memory read
448783 - CVE-2008-2360 X.org Render extension AllocateGlyph() heap buffer overflow
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 :
Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/XFree86-4.1.0-88.EL.src.rpm
i386:
XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-Xnest-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-Xvfb-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-devel-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-doc-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-libs-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-tools-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-twm-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xdm-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xf86cfg-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xfs-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
ia64:
XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-Xnest-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-Xvfb-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-devel-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-doc-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-libs-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-tools-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-twm-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-xdm-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-xfs-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:
Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/XFree86-4.1.0-88.EL.src.rpm
ia64:
XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-Xnest-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-Xvfb-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-devel-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-doc-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-libs-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-tools-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-twm-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-xdm-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-xfs-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:
Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1ES/en/os/SRPMS/XFree86-4.1.0-88.EL.src.rpm
i386:
XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-Xnest-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-Xvfb-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-devel-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-doc-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-libs-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-tools-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-twm-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xdm-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xf86cfg-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xfs-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:
Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1WS/en/os/SRPMS/XFree86-4.1.0-88.EL.src.rpm
i386:
XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-Xnest-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-Xvfb-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-devel-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-doc-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-libs-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-tools-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-twm-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xdm-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xf86cfg-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xfs-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
7. References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1377
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1379
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2360
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is lt;secalert@redhat.comgt;. More contact
details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
Copyright 2008 Red Hat, Inc.
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Important: XFree86 security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0512-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0512.html
Issue date: 2008-06-11
CVE Names: CVE-2008-1377 CVE-2008-1379 CVE-2008-2360
=====================================================================
1. Summary:
Updated XFree86 packages that fix several security issues are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.
This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386
3. Description:
XFree86 is an implementation of the X Window System, which provides the
core functionality for the Linux graphical desktop.
An input validation flaw was discovered in X.org's Security and Record
extensions. A malicious authorized client could exploit this issue to cause
a denial of service (crash) or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with
root privileges on the X.Org server. (CVE-2008-1377)
An integer overflow flaw was found in X.org's Render extension. A malicious
authorized client could exploit this issue to cause a denial of service
(crash) or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the
X.Org server. (CVE-2008-2360)
An input validation flaw was discovered in X.org's MIT-SHM extension. A
client connected to the X.org server could read arbitrary server memory.
This could result in the sensitive data of other users of the X.org server
being disclosed. (CVE-2008-1379)
Users of XFree86 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain backported patches to resolve these issues.
4. Solution:
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
445403 - CVE-2008-1377 X.org Record and Security extensions memory corruption
445414 - CVE-2008-1379 X.org MIT-SHM extension arbitrary memory read
448783 - CVE-2008-2360 X.org Render extension AllocateGlyph() heap buffer overflow
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 :
Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/XFree86-4.1.0-88.EL.src.rpm
i386:
XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-Xnest-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-Xvfb-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-devel-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-doc-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-libs-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-tools-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-twm-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xdm-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xf86cfg-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xfs-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
ia64:
XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-Xnest-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-Xvfb-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-devel-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-doc-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-libs-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-tools-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-twm-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-xdm-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-xfs-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:
Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/XFree86-4.1.0-88.EL.src.rpm
ia64:
XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-Xnest-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-Xvfb-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-devel-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-doc-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-libs-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-tools-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-twm-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-xdm-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-xfs-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:
Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1ES/en/os/SRPMS/XFree86-4.1.0-88.EL.src.rpm
i386:
XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-Xnest-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-Xvfb-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-devel-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-doc-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-libs-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-tools-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-twm-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xdm-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xf86cfg-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xfs-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:
Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1WS/en/os/SRPMS/XFree86-4.1.0-88.EL.src.rpm
i386:
XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-Xnest-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-Xvfb-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-devel-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-doc-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-libs-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-tools-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-twm-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xdm-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xf86cfg-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xfs-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
7. References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1377
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1379
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2360
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is lt;secalert@redhat.comgt;. More contact
details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
Copyright 2008 Red Hat, Inc.
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