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Xfree problem

Hi!

You said earlier that we need reports about problems not affecting us.
Here is one:

Xfree socket permissions

Problem:
The sticky bit is apparently missing from /tmp/.X11-unix in some Linux 
distribution.

Background:
The X display server uses two methods for communication: tcp sockets and
Unix domain sockets. The unix domain sockets are stored in the
/tmp/.X11-unix directory. If the name of those sockets can be altered, a
malicious attacker can eavesdrop on X window traffic, uncovering possibly
sensitive data (passwords, etc).

Vulnerability analisis:
Debian GNU/Linux does not appear to be vulnerable.
However it is recommended to check it by hand with the following command:
	ls -ld /tmp /tmp/.X11-unix
The "good" answer is something along the lines of:
	drwxrwxrwt   4 root     root         2048 Nov 17 11:26 /tmp/
	drwxrwxrwt   2 root     root         1024 Nov 15 23:32 /tmp/.X11-unix/
The main point is the letter 't' at the end of the first word of both lines.
That letter shows that the sticky bit is set.
If it is not the case for you, then you should immediately fix the situation
with the following commands:
	chmod 1777 /tmp /tmp/.X11-unix
And take the steps necessary to ensure your system integrity, as it is
written in http://www.cert.org/pub/recovering.html .

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