[ale] Major security hole on X11 desktops

[Michael H. Warfield]

On Thu, 2012-01-19 at 16:53 -0500, mike at trausch.us wrote: 
> Just thought everyone would want to know about this.

> 	http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q1/200

> This bug exists on my system, though right after I hit "send" I am
> implementing a workaround for it.  If you have a version of X11 that is
> older than approximately June 2011, you do not have this problem.

> Otherwise, your kids will own you.  :-|

My kids are already out of the house and others, with more sense,
realize it would be "suicide by uber-geek".  Paybacks really are a
bitch.

But very worth fixing.  /;->=>

> 	--- Mike

Regards,
Mike
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