Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : libx11 (MDKSA-2006:199)

The Xinput module modules/im/ximcp/imLcIm.c in X.Org libX11 1.0.2 and 1.0.3 opens a file for reading twice using the same file descriptor, which causes a file descriptor leak that allows local users to read files specified by the XCOMPOSEFILE environment variable via the duplicate file descriptor...

BELL-CVE-2006-5397 CVE-2006-5397 does not affect BellSoft software

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CVE-2006-5397

The CVE-2006-5397 issue affects X.Org libX11 1.0.2 and 1.0.3, specifically the Xinput module (modules/im/ximcp/imLcIm.c). The root cause is that the code opens a file for reading twice using the same file descriptor, causing a file descriptor leak. This leak allows local users to read files speci...