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RHEL 5 : xorg-x11-xfs (RHSA-2007:0520)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 25723

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated X.org packages that address a flaw in the way the X.Org X11 xfs font server starts are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The X.Org X11 xfs font server provides a standard mechanism for an X server to communicate with a font renderer.

A temporary file flaw was found in the way the X.Org X11 xfs font server startup script executes. A local user could modify the permissions of a file of their choosing, possibly elevating their local privileges. (CVE-2007-3103)

Users of the X.org X11 xfs font server should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch and are not vulnerable to this issue.

Solution

Update the affected xorg-x11-xfs and / or xorg-x11-xfs-utils packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-3103

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0520

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 25723

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2007-0520.nasl

Version: 1.25

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/18/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-xfs-utils, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xorg-x11-xfs, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 7/12/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/15/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3103

CWE: 59

RHSA: 2007:0520