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ELSA-2013-0502 -- Oracle xorg-x11-apps,xorg-x11-server,xorg-x11-utils

ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:1500015Date: (C)2013-03-20   (M)2023-02-20
Class: PATCHFamily: unix




Updated core client packages for the X Window System that fix one securityissue, several bugs, and add various enhancements are now available forRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having lowsecurity impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link inthe References section. The Core X11 clients packages provide the xorg-x11-utils,xorg-x11-server-utils, and xorg-x11-apps clients that ship with the XWindow System.It was found that the x11perfcomp utility included the current workingdirectory in its PATH environment variable. Running x11perfcomp in anattacker-controlled directory would cause arbitrary code execution withthe privileges of the user running x11perfcomp. Also with this update, the xorg-x11-utils and xorg-x11-server-utilspackages have been upgraded to upstream version 7.5, and the xorg-x11-appspackage to upstream version 7.6, which provides a number of bug fixes andenhancements over the previous versions. All users of xorg-x11-utils, xorg-x11-server-utils, and xorg-x11-apps areadvised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these issues andadd these enhancements.

Platform:
Oracle Linux 6
Product:
xorg-x11-utils
xorg-x11-apps
xorg-x11-server
Reference:
ELSA-2013-0502
CVE-2011-2504
CVE    1
CVE-2011-2504
CPE    4
cpe:/a:x.org:xorg-x11-server
cpe:/a:x.org:xorg-x11-utils
cpe:/a:x.org:xorg-x11-apps
cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6
...

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