RedHat: Important: XFree86 security update RHSA-2008:0512-01
Summary
XFree86 is an implementation of the X Window System, which provides the
core functionality for the Linux graphical desktop.
An input validation flaw was discovered in X.org's Security and Record
extensions. A malicious authorized client could exploit this issue to cause
a denial of service (crash) or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with
root privileges on the X.Org server. (CVE-2008-1377)
An integer overflow flaw was found in X.org's Render extension. A malicious
authorized client could exploit this issue to cause a denial of service
(crash) or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the
X.Org server. (CVE-2008-2360)
An input validation flaw was discovered in X.org's MIT-SHM extension. A
client connected to the X.org server could read arbitrary server memory.
This could result in the sensitive data of other users of the X.org server
being disclosed. (CVE-2008-1379)
Users of XFree86 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain backported patches to resolve these issues.
Summary
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1377 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1379 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2360 http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 :
Source:
i386:
XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-Xnest-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-Xvfb-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-devel-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-doc-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-libs-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-tools-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-twm-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xdm-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xf86cfg-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xfs-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
ia64:
XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-Xnest-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-Xvfb-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-devel-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-doc-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-libs-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-tools-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-twm-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-xdm-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-xfs-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:
Source:
ia64:
XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-Xnest-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-Xvfb-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-devel-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-doc-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-libs-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-tools-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-twm-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-xdm-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
XFree86-xfs-4.1.0-88.EL.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:
Source:
i386:
XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-Xnest-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-Xvfb-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-devel-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-doc-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-libs-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-tools-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-twm-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xdm-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xf86cfg-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xfs-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:
Source:
i386:
XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-Xnest-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-Xvfb-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-devel-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-doc-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-libs-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-tools-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-twm-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xdm-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xf86cfg-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xfs-4.1.0-88.EL.i386.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
Topic
Updated XFree86 packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.
This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386
Bugs Fixed
445403 - CVE-2008-1377 X.org Record and Security extensions memory corruption
445414 - CVE-2008-1379 X.org MIT-SHM extension arbitrary memory read
448783 - CVE-2008-2360 X.org Render extension AllocateGlyph() heap buffer overflow