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Red Hat update for xscreensaver
Secunia Advisory: SA25105
Release Date: 2007-05-03
Popularity: 4,926 views

Critical:
Not critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for Itanium

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-1859


Description:
Red Hat has issued an update for xscreensaver. This fixes a weakness, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.

For more information:
SA25065

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

Original Advisory:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0322.html

Other References:
SA25065:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25065/


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