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Mandriva: Updated gdm packages fix DoS vulnerability Print E-mail
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Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas   
Mandrake A vulnerability was discovered in how gdm listens on its unix domain socket. A local user could crash a running X session by writing malicious data to gdm's unix domain socket. Updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue.
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory                         MDKSA-2007:169
 http://www.mandriva.com/security/
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Package : gdm
 Date    : August 21, 2007
 Affected: 2007.0, 2007.1
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Problem Description:
 
 A vulnerability was discovered in how gdm listens on its unix domain
 socket.  A local user could crash a running X session by writing
 malicious data to gdm's unix domain socket.
 
 Updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue.
 _______________________________________________________________________

 References:
 
 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3381
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Updated Packages:
 
 Mandriva Linux 2007.0:
 7359520cadf5912aae2ec02a5ba7f90a  2007.0/i586/gdm-2.16.0-2.2mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
 dabdab3233154e7a135eec43530f1c48  2007.0/i586/gdm-Xnest-2.16.0-2.2mdv2007.0.i586.rpm 
 4230b66decf554a77e6bed8e2c195de4  2007.0/SRPMS/gdm-2.16.0-2.2mdv2007.0.src.rpm

 Mandriva Linux 2007.0/X86_64:
 955f12975076a9b6494ec2e2c5857a00  2007.0/x86_64/gdm-2.16.0-2.2mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
 b086cc239aff70523ce10f95ce03d36b  2007.0/x86_64/gdm-Xnest-2.16.0-2.2mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm 
 4230b66decf554a77e6bed8e2c195de4  2007.0/SRPMS/gdm-2.16.0-2.2mdv2007.0.src.rpm

 Mandriva Linux 2007.1:
 49975884aecd2c33fe5ac735771d900b  2007.1/i586/gdm-2.18.0-3.1mdv2007.1.i586.rpm
 afc5155f2a72783e030b04743f0935ba  2007.1/i586/gdm-Xnest-2.18.0-3.1mdv2007.1.i586.rpm 
 2f6c6fbfe4c8debbd9a6de7f075f6c86  2007.1/SRPMS/gdm-2.18.0-3.1mdv2007.1.src.rpm

 Mandriva Linux 2007.1/X86_64:
 3110df21eab0c41100c6c4f903a1f12b  2007.1/x86_64/gdm-2.18.0-3.1mdv2007.1.x86_64.rpm
 4babb9888ab4bf15824870ab336c293c  2007.1/x86_64/gdm-Xnest-2.18.0-3.1mdv2007.1.x86_64.rpm 
 2f6c6fbfe4c8debbd9a6de7f075f6c86  2007.1/SRPMS/gdm-2.18.0-3.1mdv2007.1.src.rpm
 _______________________________________________________________________

 To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi.  The verification
 of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

 All packages are signed by Mandriva for security.  You can obtain the
 GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing:

  gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98

 You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:

  http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories

 If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

  security_(at)_mandriva.com
 _______________________________________________________________________

 Type Bits/KeyID     Date       User ID
 pub  1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
  
 
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