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Test Kennung:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.51538
Kategorie:Conectiva Local Security Checks
Titel:Conectiva Security Advisory CLA-2002:529
Zusammenfassung:NOSUMMARY
Beschreibung:Description:

The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory CLA-2002:529.

XFree86 is a freely redistributable open-source implementation of the
X Window System, which is a client/server interface between display
hardware and the desktop environment. Xlib is one of the main
libraries of XFree86 (libX11.so.6).

This update adresses two vulnerabilities in XFree86:

- XLib i18n vulnerability

XFree86-4.2.0 added a functionality to the Xlib which allows it to
load modules from paths controled by the user during the startup of
programs linked against it. The vulnerability[1] exists because Xlib
does not check if the program being started is SUID, thus allowing
arbitrary code to be run with the other users' privileges

By exploiting this vulnerability a malicious user can get aditional
privileges on the system. In the worst case, he/she can run arbitrary
code as root if there are SUID root programs linked against Xlib.

Althought we were not able to sucessfuly run any exploit, there are
some SUID root programs linked against Xlib in Conectiva Linux 8
which are potentially vulnerable.

Conectiva Linux 6.0 (XFree86-4.0.1) and Conectiva Linux 7.0
(XFree86-4.0.3) are not vulnerable.


- MIT-SHM extension vulnerability

Roberto Zunino discovered a vulnerability in the MIT-SHM extension of
XFree86 prior to versions 4.2.1. The vulnerability allows a local
user who can run XFree86 to gain read/write access to any shared
memory segment in the system. Although the use of shared memory
segments to store trusted data is not a common practice, by
exploiting this vulnerability the attacker potentially can get and/or
change sensitive information.

This vulnerability also affects Conectiva Linux version 6.0 and 7.0,
and a new update for these versions will be available in the next
days.


Solution:
The apt tool can be used to perform RPM package upgrades
by running 'apt-get update' followed by 'apt-get upgrade'

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=CLA-2002:529
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=002002

Risk factor : High

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