Bug 16122

Summary:	XFree86-xfs listens on TCP port instead of unix:/-1
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	John Eckerdal <john.eckerdal>
Component:	XFree86-Servers	Assignee:	Preston Brown <pbrown>
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Version:	7.0
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Description John Eckerdal 2000-08-13 22:18:00 UTC

XFree86 4.0.1 font server neatly installed itself to listen on a TCP port - 
totally ignoring the current setting in my XF86Config.
Besides this annoying behaviour it opens up a possibility for remote
exploitation.
I find it, on my single user machine, a lot safer not to have another open
port.
XFS do indeed support a none-networked port mode - why not use that
instead?

Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2000-08-14 05:13:26 UTC

This should be fixed in the rawhide XFree86 packages.