A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - X.Org: Buffer overflow in XRender extension. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200605-02
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: X.Org: Buffer overflow in XRender extension
Date: May 02, 2006
Bugs: #130979
ID: 200605-02
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Synopsis
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A buffer overflow in the XRender extension potentially allows any X.Org
user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Background
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X.Org is X.Org Foundation's public implementation of the X Window
System.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 x11-base/xorg-x11 < 6.8.2-r7 >= 6.8.2-r7
Description
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X.Org miscalculates the size of a buffer in the XRender extension.
Impact
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An X.Org user could exploit this issue to make the X server execute
arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All X.Org users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.8.2-r7"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-1526
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1526
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200605-02.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
