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Red Hat update for xscreensaver

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SA20226

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Release Date:

2006-05-24

Last Update:

2006-06-09

Popularity:

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Critical:

Less critical

Impact:

Privilege escalation

Where:

Local system

Solution Status:

Vendor Patch

OS:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for Itanium

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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.

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