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Red Hat: RHSA-2015:1510-01 Moderate: Clutter Lock Bypass Issue

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Calendar Grey July 27, 2015
Dist Redhat Esm H88
New clutter updates launched for Red Hat to mitigate a moderate security vulnerability affecting the screen locking feature.
Updated clutter packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Summary

Clutter is a library for creating fast, visually rich, graphical user interfaces. Clutter is used for rendering the GNOME desktop environment.
A flaw was found in the way clutter processed certain mouse and touch gestures. An attacker could use this flaw to bypass the screen lock. (CVE-2015-3213)
All clutter users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. After installing the update, all applications using clutter must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security issue Red Hat Enterprise Linux moderate severity CVE reference screen lock clutter

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3213 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):
Source: clutter-1.14.4-12.el7_1.1.src.rpm
x86_64: clutter-1.14.4-12.el7_1.1.i686.rpm clutter-1.14.4-12.el7_1.1.x86_64.rpm clutter-debuginfo-1.14.4-12.el7_1.1.i686.rpm clutter-debuginfo-1.14.4-12.el7_1.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
x86_64: clutter-debuginfo-1.14.4-12.el7_1.1.i686.rpm clutter-debuginfo-1.14.4-12.el7_1.1.x86_64.rpm clutter-devel-1.14.4-12.el7_1.1.i686.rpm clutter-devel-1.14.4-12.el7_1.1.x86_64.rpm clutter-doc-1.14.4-12.el7_1.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):
Source: clutter-1.14.4-12.el7_1.1.src.rpm
x86_64: clutter-1.14.4-12.el7_1.1.i686.rpm clutter-1.14.4-12.el7_1.1.x86_64.rpm clutter-debuginfo-1.14.4-12.el7_1.1.i686.rpm clutter-debuginfo-1.14.4-12.el7_1.1.x86_64.rpm clutter-devel-1.14.4-12.el7_1.1.i686.rpm clutter-devel-1.14.4-12.el7_1.1.x86_64.rpm clutter-doc-1.14.4-12.el7_1.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source: clutter-1.14.4-12.el7_1.1.src.rpm
ppc64: clutter-1.14.4-12.el7_1.1.ppc.rpm clutter-1.14.4-12.el7_1.1.ppc64.rpm clutter-debuginfo-1.14.4-12.el7_1.1.ppc.rpm clutter-debuginfo-1.14.4-12.el7_1.1.ppc64.rpm
s390x: clutter-1.14.4-12.el7_1.1.s390.rpm clutter-1.14.4-12.el7_1.1.s390x.rpm clutter-debuginfo-1.14.4-12.el7_1.1.s390.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2015:1510-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1510.html
Issue date: 2015-07-27

Topic

Updated clutter packages that fix one security issue are now available forRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate securityimpact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in theReferences section.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security issue Red Hat Enterprise Linux moderate severity CVE reference screen lock clutter

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1227098 - CVE-2015-3213 Gnome clutter: screenlock bypass by performing certain mouse gestures

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