Secunia Security Advisory - rPath has issued an update for xscreensaver. This fixes a weakness, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
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TITLE:
rPath update for xscreensaver
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA25116
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25116/
CRITICAL:
Not critical
IMPACT:
Security Bypass
WHERE:
Local system
OPERATING SYSTEM:
rPath Linux 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/10614/
DESCRIPTION:
rPath has issued an update for xscreensaver. This fixes a weakness,
which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to bypass
certain security restrictions.
For more information:
SA25065
SOLUTION:
Update to "xscreensaver=/conary.rpath.com at
rpl:devel//1/4.22-1.2-1".
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://lists.rpath.com/pipermail/security-announce/2007-May/000181.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA25065:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25065/
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