X.Org buffer overflow Bart Massey, a X.Org user reported that "When running rendertest from XCB xcb/xcb-demo, the Xorg X server crashes partway through. 100% reproducible on a wide variety of graphics architectures". The upstream bug for this issue can be found here: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6642 The problem, analyzed by Eric Anholt is a typo in render/mitri.c, which was incorrectly calculating the size of a buffer.
now public, removing embargo http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2006-May/015136.html
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on the solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0451.html