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rPath update for xorg-x11 Advisory Available in Danish  Advisory Available in German 

Secunia Advisory: SA27052  
Release Date: 2007-10-04

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

OS:rPath Linux 1.x


CVE reference:CVE-2007-4568 (Secunia mirror)
CVE-2007-4989 (Secunia mirror)
CVE-2007-4990 (Secunia mirror)

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Description:
rPath has issued an update for xorg-x11. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA27040

Solution:
Update to:

xorg-x11=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.8.2-30.11-1
xorg-x11-fonts=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.8.2-30.11-1
xorg-x11-tools=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.8.2-30.11-1
xorg-x11-xfs=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.8.2-30.11-1

Original Advisory:
http://lists.rpath.com/pipermail/security-announce/2007-October/000258.html

Other References:
SA27040:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27040/



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