Redhat Security Update Fixes xorg-x11 Security Vulnerability

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* Technical Description *

Redhat has released a security patch to correct a vulnerability identified in xorg-x11. This flaw is due to an integer overflow error in libXpm, which could be exploited via a specially crafted XPM file to cause an application linked with libXpm to execute arbitrary code. For additional information, see : FrSIRT/ADV-2005-0497

 * Affected Products *

Red Hat Desktop (v. 4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4)

 * Solution *

Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages :
http://rhn.redhat.com/

 * References *

http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2005/0717
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-198.html