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RHSA-2003-065: XFree
Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the XFree packages

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment


Updated XFree86 packages that resolve various security issues and
additionally provide a number of bug fixes and enhancements are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.

XFree86 is an implementation of the X Window System, which provides the
graphical user interface, video drivers, etc. for Linux systems.

A number of security vulnerabilities have been found and fixed. In
addition, various other bug fixes, driver updates, and other enhancements
have been made.

Users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain
XFree86 version 4.1.0 with patches correcting these issues.




Solution : http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-065.html
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security
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