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libX11 XCOMPOSEFILE File Descriptor Leak Advisory Available in Danish  Advisory Available in German 

Secunia Advisory: SA22642  
Release Date: 2006-11-01

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Exposure of sensitive information
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Workaround

Software:X Window System 11 (X11) 7.x

CVE reference:CVE-2006-5397 (Secunia mirror)



Description:
Kees Cook has reported a vulnerability in libX11, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability is caused due to a file descriptor leak in the Xinput module, which can be exploited to disclose the content of certain files.

The vulnerability is reported in libX11 1.0.2 and 1.0.3. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Fixed in the GIT repository.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Kees Cook, Ubuntu

Original Advisory:
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8699



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