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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2008-222

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory – A vulnerability in Eterm allowed it to open a terminal on :0 if the environment variable was not set or the -display option was not specified, which could be used by a local user to hijack X11 connections. The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

 

You can download this advisory from the following link: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/71362/MDVSA-2008-222.txt

Source: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/71362/Mandriva-Linux-Security-Advisory-2008-222.html

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