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List:       openbsd-misc
Subject:    Re: Xwindows Security Hole in OpenBSD 3.8
From:       Simon Morgan <sjmorgan () gmail ! com>
Date:       2005-12-24 21:04:12
Message-ID: de63970c0512241304p366b8648r () mail ! gmail ! com
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On 24/12/05, Rico <coolzone@it.dk> wrote:
> What kind of post is this?
> 
> Dave Feustel wrote:
> > I hate to send this Christmas present to misc,
> > but there is definitely a security hole in Xwindows
> > which permits exploits to be committed at least
> > with user permissions, if not root permissions.
> > Since the problem appears to be in Xwindows,
> > using KDE may be inadviseable. I'm considering
> > going back totally to console mode now that
> > I'm aware of the problem.

The stupid kind?

It's probably something to do with
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/lucky.openbsd.misc/browse_thread/thread/5a1c60d75b905f9e/b7d91d68b5b21117



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