Red Hat update for xscreensaver - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence

Red Hat update for xscreensaver
Secunia Advisory:	SA20226	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2006-05-24
Last Update:	2006-06-09
Popularity:	5,893 views

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

OS:	RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 3 RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3 RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3 RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for Itanium

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CVE reference:	CVE-2003-1294 CVE-2004-2655

Description: Red Hat has issued an update for xscreensaver. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain actions with escalated privileges. For more information: SA20224 Note: An error in the handling of keyboard focus in xscreensaver has also been fixed. Solution: Updated packages are available from Red Hat Network. http://rhn.redhat.com/ Changelog: 2006-06-09: Updated advisory. Original Advisory: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0498.html Other References: SA20224: http://secunia.com/advisories/20224/

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