Fedora 9 Update: compiz-fusion-0.7.6-6.fc9

March 25, 2009

This update fixes a security issue in the expo plugin which allows local users with physical access to drag the screen saver aside and access the locked desktop by using Expo mou...

Summary

The Compiz Fusion Project brings 3D desktop visual effects that improve

usability of the X Window System and provide increased productivity

though plugins and themes contributed by the community giving a

rich desktop experience

This update fixes a security issue in the expo plugin which allows local users

with physical access to drag the screen saver aside and access the locked

desktop by using Expo mouse shortcuts.

* Tue Mar 24 2009 Adel Gadllah 0.7.6-6

- Add fix for RH #491918, CVE-2008-6514

* Sat Mar 14 2009 Adel Gadllah 0.7.6-5

- Backport upstream fix for RH #474741

* Mon Jun 23 2008 Adel Gadllah 0.7.6-4

- Speed up gconf schema installation

* Wed Jun 11 2008 Adel Gadllah 0.7.6-1

- Update to 0.7.6

[ 1 ] Bug #491918 - CVE-2008-6514 compiz-fusion: Possible locked desktop access by using Expo plugin mouse shortcuts

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=491918

su -c 'yum update compiz-fusion' at the command line.

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FEDORA-2009-3003 2009-03-25 15:23:13 Product : Fedora 9 Version : 0.7.6 Release : 6.fc9 URL : https://compiz-fusion.org/ Summary : Collection of Compiz Fusion plugins for Compiz Description : The Compiz Fusion Project brings 3D desktop visual effects that improve usability of the X Window System and provide increased productivity though plugins and themes contributed by the community giving a rich desktop experience This update fixes a security issue in the expo plugin which allows local users with physical access to drag the screen saver aside and access the locked desktop by using Expo mouse shortcuts. * Tue Mar 24 2009 Adel Gadllah 0.7.6-6 - Add fix for RH #491918, CVE-2008-6514 * Sat Mar 14 2009 Adel Gadllah 0.7.6-5 - Backport upstream fix for RH #474741 * Mon Jun 23 2008 Adel Gadllah 0.7.6-4 - Speed up gconf schema installation * Wed Jun 11 2008 Adel Gadllah 0.7.6-1 - Update to 0.7.6 [ 1 ] Bug #491918 - CVE-2008-6514 compiz-fusion: Possible locked desktop access by using Expo plugin mouse shortcuts https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=491918 su -c 'yum update compiz-fusion' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at . All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ Fedora-package-announce mailing list Fedora-package-announce@redhat.com http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-package-announce