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Red Hat update for xorg-x11
Secunia Advisory: SA21889
Release Date: 2006-09-13
Popularity: 7,104 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-3739
CVE-2006-3740


Description:
Red Hat has issued an update for xorg-x11. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA21864

Solution:
Updated packages are available from Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com

Original Advisory:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0665.html

Other References:
SA21864:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21864/


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