Issued:
2006-08-21
Updated:
2006-08-21

RHSA-2006:0635 - XFree86 security update

Synopsis

XFree86 security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Important

Topic

Updated XFree86 packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Description

XFree86 is an implementation of the X Window System, which provides the core functionality for the Linux graphical desktop.

An integer overflow flaw in the way the XFree86 server processes PCF files was discovered. A malicious authorized client could exploit this issue to cause a denial of service (crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the XFree86 server. (CVE-2006-3467)

Users of XFree86 should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch and is not vulnerable to this issue.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian3ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems3s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems3s390
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation3x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation3ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation3i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation2ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation2i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server3x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server3ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server3i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server2ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server2i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop3x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop3i386

Updated Packages

  • XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.1.0-76.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-14-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-tools-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-libs-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-font-utils-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-Xnest-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-syriac-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-truetype-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-twm-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-libs-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-font-utils-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-font-utils-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-base-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-76.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-tools-4.1.0-76.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-devel-4.1.0-76.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-Xnest-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-76.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-libs-data-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-xfs-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-devel-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc64.rpm
  • XFree86-4.1.0-76.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-Xnest-4.1.0-76.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-xfs-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-devel-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-Xvfb-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-76.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-76.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-xdm-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-Xvfb-4.1.0-76.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-Xvfb-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-Xnest-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-sdk-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-doc-4.1.0-76.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-libs-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc64.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-76.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-Mesa-libGL-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-Xnest-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-14-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-Xvfb-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-twm-4.1.0-76.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-Mesa-libGL-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-Mesa-libGL-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-xdm-4.1.0-76.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-Xvfb-4.1.0-76.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-76.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-76.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-Mesa-libGLU-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc64.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-Mesa-libGLU-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-libs-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-doc-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-font-utils-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-twm-4.1.0-76.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-sdk-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-font-utils-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-libs-data-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-font-utils-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-14-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-twm-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-tools-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-76.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-truetype-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-4.1.0-76.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-libs-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-Xvfb-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-truetype-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-xauth-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-Mesa-libGL-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc64.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-14-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-tools-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-xfs-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-76.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-syriac-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-Mesa-libGL-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-76.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-doc-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-14-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-76.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-libs-data-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-syriac-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-xfs-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-xfs-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-Mesa-libGL-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-xfs-4.1.0-76.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-base-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-76.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-base-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-xdm-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-xdm-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-base-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-xdm-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-14-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-14-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-truetype-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-Mesa-libGLU-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.1.0-76.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-tools-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-76.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-xauth-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-doc-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-xauth-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-xauth-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-xfs-4.1.0-76.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-xauth-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-xf86cfg-4.1.0-76.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-Mesa-libGLU-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-14-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-Mesa-libGLU-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-sdk-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-syriac-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-14-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-tools-4.1.0-76.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-Mesa-libGL-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-devel-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-76.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-libs-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-base-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-libs-4.1.0-76.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-truetype-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-xdm-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-76.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-Xnest-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-tools-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-devel-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-tools-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-truetype-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-devel-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-devel-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-Xvfb-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-Xnest-4.1.0-76.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-devel-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-libs-data-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-xdm-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-xauth-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-twm-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-twm-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-14-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-syriac-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-devel-4.1.0-76.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-Mesa-libGLU-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-14-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-twm-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-base-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-xfs-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-libs-data-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-libs-data-4.3.0-111.EL.s390.rpm
  • XFree86-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-xdm-4.1.0-76.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-76.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.ppc.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-14-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-doc-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-Mesa-libGLU-4.3.0-111.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-libs-4.1.0-76.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-doc-4.1.0-76.EL.ia64.rpm
  • XFree86-syriac-fonts-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-Xvfb-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-Xnest-4.3.0-111.EL.x86_64.rpm
  • XFree86-libs-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm
  • XFree86-twm-4.3.0-111.EL.s390x.rpm
  • XFree86-sdk-4.3.0-111.EL.i386.rpm

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