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CentOS Update for XFree86 CESA-2008:0512-01 centos2 i386
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Check for the Version of XFree86
Insight
Insight
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.
Affected Software
Affected Software
XFree86 on CentOS 2
Solution
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.