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rPath update for xorg-x11 Advisory Available in German 

Secunia Advisory: SA28718  
Release Date: 2008-01-31

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Exposure of sensitive information
Privilege escalation
DoS
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:rPath Linux 1.x


CVE reference:CVE-2007-5760 (Secunia mirror)
CVE-2007-5958 (Secunia mirror)
CVE-2007-6427 (Secunia mirror)
CVE-2007-6428 (Secunia mirror)
CVE-2007-6429 (Secunia mirror)
CVE-2008-0006 (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 cause a DoS (Denial of Service), disclose potentially sensitive information, or to gain escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA28532

Solution:
Update to:
"xorg-x11=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/6.8.2-30.13-1"
"xorg-x11-fonts=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/6.8.2-30.13-1"
"xorg-x11-tools=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/6.8.2-30.13-1"
"xorg-x11-xfs=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/6.8.2-30.13-1"

Original Advisory:
http://lists.rpath.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008-January/000308.html

Other References:
SA28532:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28532/



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