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Re: FWD: XFree86 3.3.3 Released



Joey Hess wrote:
> * Attempt to stop X connection hijacking (sticky bit for /tmp/.X11-unix)
>   Note that this is only a short-term partial solution, and it is doesn't
>   help at all for some SYSV based OSs (like Solaris 2.x).

This one at least is badly needed.  Exploit scripts are already circulating.

That said, I don't feel up to extracting specific security patches from
the new release.  I doubt anyone is :(

Richard Braakman


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