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X.Org X11 User Privilege Checking Security Bypass

Secunia Advisory:

SA19307

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Release Date:

2006-03-21

Last Update:

2006-08-17

Popularity:

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Critical:

Less critical

Impact:

Security Bypass

Where:

Local system

Solution Status:

Vendor Patch

Software:

X Window System 11 (X11) 6.x
X Window System 11 (X11) 7.x

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Solution:
-- X.Org Server (X11R7) --
Apply patch for versions 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 or update to version 1.0.2.

Patches:
http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/...atches/xorg-server-1.0.1-geteuid.diff
80db6a3ab76334061ec6102e74ef5607
http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/...atches/xorg-server-1.0.1-geteuid.diff
44b44fa3efc63697eefadc7c2a1bfa50a35eec91

-- X.Org Server (X11R6.9) --

Apply patch:
http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/X11R6.9.0/patches/x11r6.9.0-geteuid.diff
de85e59b8906f76a52ec9162ec6c0b63
http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/X11R6.9.0/patches/x11r6.9.0-geteuid.diff
f9b73b7c1bd7d6d6db6d23741d5d1125eea5f860

Provided and/or discovered by:
Discovered with Coverity Prevent code audit tool and reported by vendor.

Changelog:
2006-08-17: Added link to US-CERT.

Original Advisory:
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2006-March/013992.html

Other References:
US-CERT VU#837857:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/837857

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