#635109 xauth: needs cookie handling warnings in man page

Package:
xauth
Source:
xauth
Description:
X authentication utility
Submitter:
Michael Gilbert
Date:
2025-04-19 20:15:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#635109#5
Date:
2011-07-22 18:57:37 UTC
From:
To:
package: xauth
severity: normal
version: 1:1.0.6-1
tags: security,patch

Insecure xauth usage has lead to a few security bugs (#526678,
#529306, #625868, and probably others instances that haven't been
discovered yet). Man page warnings may guide maintainers toward
more secure usages.  See attached patch for a possible solution.

Best wishes,
Mike