Mageia 8 Update: MGASA-2021-0278 Critical XScreensaver Security Flaw
mageia
June 23, 2021
An issue allowing to cause crash and locked screen bypass (CVE-2021-34557)
Summary
An issue allowing to cause crash and locked screen bypass (CVE-2021-34557).
References
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29086
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/05/1
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/11/1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-34557
Topics Covered
Resolution
SRPMS
- 8/core/xscreensaver-5.45-1.4.mga8
- 8/tainted/xscreensaver-5.45-1.4.mga8.tainted
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Severity
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Publication date: 23 Jun 2021
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0278.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2021-34557
Topics Covered
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