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CVE-2006-5397

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,

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Summary

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.

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Affected versions

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References 8

secunia.com

securityfocus.com

bugs.freedesktop.org

vupen.com

gitweb.freedesktop.org

mandriva.com

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com