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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.56691
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2006-123-01)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'xorg' package(s) announced via the SSA:2006-123-01 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'xorg' package(s) announced via the SSA:2006-123-01 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New xorg and xorg-devel packages are available for Slackware 10.1, 10.2,
and -current to fix a security issue. A typo in the X render extension
in X.Org 6.8.0 or later allows an X client to crash the server and
possibly to execute arbitrary code as the X server user (typically this
is 'root'.)

More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

[link moved to references]

The advisory from X.Org may be found here:

[link moved to references]


Here are the details from the Slackware 10.2 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/x11-6.8.2-i486-5.tgz:
Patched with x11r6.9.0-mitri.diff and recompiled.
A typo in the X render extension allows an X client to crash the server
and possibly to execute arbitrary code as the X server user (typically
this is 'root'.)
The CVE entry for this issue may be found here:
[link moved to references]
The advisory from X.Org may be found here:
[link moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
patches/packages/x11-devel-6.8.2-i486-5.tgz:
Patched and recompiled libXrender.
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'xorg' package(s) on Slackware 10.1, Slackware 10.2, Slackware current.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
2.1

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-1526
1016018
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016018
102339
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102339-1
17795
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17795
19900
http://secunia.com/advisories/19900
19915
http://secunia.com/advisories/19915
19916
http://secunia.com/advisories/19916
19921
http://secunia.com/advisories/19921
19943
http://secunia.com/advisories/19943
19951
http://secunia.com/advisories/19951
19956
http://secunia.com/advisories/19956
19983
http://secunia.com/advisories/19983
2006-0024
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0024
ADV-2006-1617
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1617
FLSA:190777
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436327/100/0/threaded
GLSA-200605-02
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-02.xml
MDKSA-2006:081
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:081
RHSA-2006:0451
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0451.html
SUSE-SA:2006:023
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_03.html
USN-280-1
https://usn.ubuntu.com/280-1/
VU#633257
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/633257
[3.8] 007: SECURITY FIX: May 2, 2006
http://www.openbsd.org/errata38.html#xorg
[xorg] 20060502 [CVE-2006-1525] X.Org security advisory: Buffer overflow in the Xrender extension
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2006-May/015136.html
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6642
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9929
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9929
xorg-xrender-bo(26200)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26200
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