XFree86 20080604

(f1d6c99d6205780cd2ffac2d4f799210)

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patches that supersede this patch

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patch attributes

Architecture: x86

Security patch: YesView security alerts.

Priority: Mandatory

Distribution Type: Public

http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=bhy49vP3hsA~

document

Revision: 1

Document ID: 5027949

Creation Date: 2008-06-30 23:21:36

abstract

XFree86
SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (f1d6c99d6205780cd2ffac2d4f799210)

Applies to

Package: XFree86-Xnest XFree86-Xprt XFree86-Xvfb XFree86-Xvnc XFree86-server
Product(s):
SUSE CORE 9 for x86
SUSE CORE 9 for Itanium Processor Family
SUSE CORE 9 for IBM POWER
SUSE CORE 9 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
Novell Linux Desktop 9 for x86
Novell Linux Desktop 9 for x86_64
Novell Linux POS 9
Open Enterprise Server
Patch: patch-12170

Release: 20080604
Obsoletes: none

details

Indications

Install this update.

Contraindications

None.

Problem description

This update fixes multiple vulnerabilities reported by iDefense:

CVE-2008-2360 - RENDER Extension heap buffer overflow
CVE-2008-2361 - RENDER Extension crash
CVE-2008-2362 - RENDER Extension memory corruption
CVE-2008-1379 - MIT-SHM arbitrary memory read
CVE-2008-1377 - RECORD and Security extensions memory corruption

Solution

Please install the updates provided at the location noted below.

Installation notes

This update is provided as an RPM package that can easily be installed onto a running system by using this command:

rpm -Fvh XFree86-Xnest.rpm XFree86-Xprt.rpm XFree86-Xvfb.rpm XFree86-Xvnc.rpm XFree86-server.rpm

file contents

Files Included	Size	Date
XFree86-Xvnc-4.3.99.902-43.96.i586.rpm	1.5 MB (1619729)	2008-06-30 20:47:18
XFree86-server-4.3.99.902-43.96.i586.rpm	4.3 MB (4589823)	2008-06-30 20:47:21
description.html	314 bytes	2008-06-30 20:47:21
XFree86-Xnest-4.3.99.902-43.96.i586.rpm	1.3 MB (1441166)	2008-06-26 15:33:14
XFree86-Xprt-4.3.99.902-43.96.i586.rpm	2.2 MB (2410126)	2008-06-30 20:47:16
XFree86-Xvfb-4.3.99.902-43.96.i586.rpm	1.4 MB (1544230)	2008-06-30 20:47:17
readme_5027949.html	N/A	2008-06-30 23:21:42

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