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ELSA-2007-0520 Moderate: Enterprise Linux xorg-x11-xfs security update

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ELSA-2007-0520 Moderate: Enterprise Linux xorg-x11-xfs security update

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
07/12/2007
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/20/2011
Modified
07/04/2017

Description

Enterprise Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2007-0520 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0520.html The following updated rpms for Enterprise Linux 5 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network: i386: xorg-x11-xfs-1.0.2-4.i386.rpm xorg-x11-xfs-utils-1.0.2-4.i386.rpm x86_64: xorg-x11-xfs-1.0.2-4.x86_64.rpm xorg-x11-xfs-utils-1.0.2-4.x86_64.rpm SRPMS: http://oss.oracle.com/el5/SRPMS-updates/xorg-x11-xfs-1.0.2-4.src.rpm Description of changes: [1.0.2-4] - Fix root priv elevation bug (242903). Just don't delete the directory and make sure when we create the directory, that we set the mode using mkdir -m.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-xfs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-xfs-utils

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