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 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory                         MDKSA-2006:231
 http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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 Package : gdm
 Date    : December 14, 2006
 Affected: 2007.0
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 Problem Description:
 
 Local exploitation of a format string vulnerability in GNOME
 Foundation's GNOME Display Manager host chooser window (gdmchooser)
 could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on
 the affected system.

 The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
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 References:
 
 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6105
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 Updated Packages:
 
 Mandriva Linux 2007.0:
 fa245d14d410ec1447e416bfa83e8f8b  2007.0/i586/gdm-2.16.0-2.1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
 aa3e3845491fec59b81e3dfd3002926d  2007.0/i586/gdm-Xnest-2.16.0-2.1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm 
 5b0f4d242a3e34d7ab9b8fe1098ec226  2007.0/SRPMS/gdm-2.16.0-2.1mdv2007.0.src.rpm

 Mandriva Linux 2007.0/X86_64:
 9fcd84e9208055d8692931528f52b0d3  2007.0/x86_64/gdm-2.16.0-2.1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
 5b2499806469f41f6c32a59102212994  2007.0/x86_64/gdm-Xnest-2.16.0-2.1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm 
 5b0f4d242a3e34d7ab9b8fe1098ec226  2007.0/SRPMS/gdm-2.16.0-2.1mdv2007.0.src.rpm
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 Type Bits/KeyID     Date       User ID
 pub  1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team