Package name XFree86
Date January 23rd, 2008
Advisory ID MDVSA-2008:021
Affected versions CS3.0

Problem Description

A flaw was found in the XFree86 server's XC-SECURITY extension that
could allow a local user to verify the existence of an arbitrary file,
even in directories that are not normally accessible to that user
(CVE-2007-5958).

A memory corruption flaw was found in the XFree86 server's XInput
extension that could allow a malicious authorized client to cause a
denial of service (crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code with
root privileges on the XFree86 server (CVE-2007-6427).

An information disclosure flaw was found in the XFree86 server's
TOG-CUP extension that could allow a malicious authorized client to
cause a denial of service (crash) or potentially view arbitrary memory
content within the XFree86 server's address space (CVE-2007-6428).

Two integer overflow flaws were found in the XFree86 server's EVI
and MIT-SHM modules that could allow a malicious authorized client
to cause a denial of service (crash) or potentially execute arbitrary
code with the privileges of the XFree86 server (CVE-2007-6429).

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in how the XFree86 server
handled malformed font files that could allow a malicious local user
to potentially execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the
XFree86 server (CVE-2008-0006).

The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues.

Updated Packages

Corporate Server 3.0

 edf0b59930673873fb08cccc9be6455d  corporate/3.0/i586/X11R6-contrib-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.i586.rpm
 d7dc44b08ae02df79df8a2f215013dba  corporate/3.0/i586/XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.i586.rpm
 9417e84fc3f0e6e84d04efbcbb813657  corporate/3.0/i586/XFree86-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.i586.rpm
 8c31072dc21135ef055f9581012a87f4  corporate/3.0/i586/XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.i586.rpm
 4081b67e881dce355c7a1ea1fc080052  corporate/3.0/i586/XFree86-Xnest-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.i586.rpm
 411a7ba5603126d8d1b7e1aa39a58b8d  corporate/3.0/i586/XFree86-Xvfb-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.i586.rpm
 0c23c135b3287f36409e9ec9090e41da  corporate/3.0/i586/XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.i586.rpm
 cdeec4de08d0a007eb808c2b45628b7c  corporate/3.0/i586/XFree86-doc-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.i586.rpm
 92db94203737fbb3aa633f24570de55f  corporate/3.0/i586/XFree86-glide-module-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.i586.rpm
 0e6f2844da5b19134c9a577a587a3972  corporate/3.0/i586/XFree86-server-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.i586.rpm
 ad3811b39ed3eb16389d25ba63a9bb12  corporate/3.0/i586/XFree86-xfs-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.i586.rpm
 d128d5d3510f6006f24e430ce284abe8  corporate/3.0/i586/libxfree86-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.i586.rpm
 8c3daa3ddc0cfc02b6a533486b5205ca  corporate/3.0/i586/libxfree86-devel-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.i586.rpm
 6e6ba11a9108e3d1eb5eee2e49258e1b  corporate/3.0/i586/libxfree86-static-devel-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.i586.rpm 
 c6ab0fa0baee5dba4a1387edd17e9d66  corporate/3.0/SRPMS/XFree86-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.src.rpm

Corporate Server 3.0/X86_64

 c8196dcee230fb85dfbc3f31fdfd2647  corporate/3.0/x86_64/X11R6-contrib-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
 03f0c7b57884c903bcda039946af56ec  corporate/3.0/x86_64/XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
 2a3715df350a35556cbf538b480a46a8  corporate/3.0/x86_64/XFree86-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
 bf88bd71991d906ee860f61ccdd1fdb3  corporate/3.0/x86_64/XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
 9c23466d3edf760f78d7556de9ad48f2  corporate/3.0/x86_64/XFree86-Xnest-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
 5ed72dfb027ff9f04ec1c4e6e7e673fd  corporate/3.0/x86_64/XFree86-Xvfb-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
 61c0fe60ed278ec94ce513134a05a9d2  corporate/3.0/x86_64/XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
 a2ae652d88c648b9555e1579717f7c7d  corporate/3.0/x86_64/XFree86-doc-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
 cd0b21b902fd2b2de31810d86a294b7f  corporate/3.0/x86_64/XFree86-server-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
 24cef9af7fbaf1e19adba76c3fe9b244  corporate/3.0/x86_64/XFree86-xfs-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
 d48804766743b3104fd47f95b615d0fc  corporate/3.0/x86_64/lib64xfree86-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
 f5162ea84f6557df38fcd5d3fb810b39  corporate/3.0/x86_64/lib64xfree86-devel-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
 ef2c80adf27aec9fc5f925e1986cc906  corporate/3.0/x86_64/lib64xfree86-static-devel-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm 
 c6ab0fa0baee5dba4a1387edd17e9d66  corporate/3.0/SRPMS/XFree86-4.3-32.15.C30mdk.src.rpm

References

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5958
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6427
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6428
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6429
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0006

Upgrade

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Verification

Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the integrity of the downloaded package. You can do this with the command :

		rpm --checksig package.rpm
		

You can get the GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team to verify the GPG signature of each RPM.

If you use MandrivaUpdate, the verification of md5 checksum and GPG signature is performed automatically for you.