[Security Announce] [ MDVSA-2008:132 ] - Updated gnome-screensaver packages fix authentication vulnerability

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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2008:132

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

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Package : gnome-screensaver

Date : July 4, 2008

Affected: 2008.0

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Problem Description:

 

A vulnerability was found in gnome-screensaver prior to 2.22.1

when a remote authentication server was enabled. During a network

outage, gnome-screensaver would crash upon an unlock attempt,

allowing physically local users to gain access to locked sessions

(CVE-2008-0887).

 

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-2008-0887

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Updated Packages:

 

Mandriva Linux 2008.0:

3d403fc224bbb02d74eaddba0048225b 2008.0/i586/gnome-screensaver-2.20.0-2.1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm

653c5654fcc4451f66eb165cad10bd17 2008.0/SRPMS/gnome-screensaver-2.20.0-2.1mdv2008.0.src.rpm

 

Mandriva Linux 2008.0/X86_64:

d29ba53d61c163fcd0d16bc012af5180 2008.0/x86_64/gnome-screensaver-2.20.0-2.1mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm

653c5654fcc4451f66eb165cad10bd17 2008.0/SRPMS/gnome-screensaver-2.20.0-2.1mdv2008.0.src.rpm

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