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Red Hat: RHSA-2008:0485-02 Low: Compiz Screen Saver Security Update

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Calendar Grey May 21, 2008
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Compiz enhancement resolves display lock problem classified as minimal concern on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. More information below!
Updated compiz packages that prevent Compiz from breaking screen saver grabs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This update has been rated as having low security i...

Solution

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

Summary

Compiz is an OpenGL-based window and compositing manager.
Most screen savers create a top-level fullscreen window to cover the desktop, and grab the input with that window. Compiz has an option to un-redirect that window, but in some cases, this breaks the grab and compromises the locked screen. (CVE-2007-3920)
Users of compiz are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which remove this option to resolve this issue.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat Enterprise Linux security patch low impact compiz update screen saver issue

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3920 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#low

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: compiz-0.0.13-0.37.20060817git.el5.i386.rpm compiz-debuginfo-0.0.13-0.37.20060817git.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: compiz-0.0.13-0.37.20060817git.el5.x86_64.rpm compiz-debuginfo-0.0.13-0.37.20060817git.el5.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: compiz-debuginfo-0.0.13-0.37.20060817git.el5.i386.rpm compiz-devel-0.0.13-0.37.20060817git.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: compiz-debuginfo-0.0.13-0.37.20060817git.el5.i386.rpm compiz-debuginfo-0.0.13-0.37.20060817git.el5.x86_64.rpm compiz-devel-0.0.13-0.37.20060817git.el5.i386.rpm compiz-devel-0.0.13-0.37.20060817git.el5.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server):
Source:
i386: compiz-0.0.13-0.37.20060817git.el5.i386.rpm compiz-debuginfo-0.0.13-0.37.20060817git.el5.i386.rpm compiz-devel-0.0.13-0.37.20060817git.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: compiz-0.0.13-0.37.20060817git.el5.x86_64.rpm compiz-debuginfo-0.0.13-0.37.20060817git.el5.i386.rpm compiz-debuginfo-0.0.13-0.37.20060817git.el5.x86_64.rpm compiz-devel-0.0.13-0.37.20060817git.el5.i386.rpm compiz-devel-0.0.13-0.37.20060817git.el5.x86_64.rpm
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Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0485-02
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0485.html
Issue date: 2008-05-20
Updated on: 2008-05-21

Topic

Updated compiz packages that prevent Compiz from breaking screen saver grabs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat Enterprise Linux security patch low impact compiz update screen saver issue

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

350271 - CVE-2007-3920 gnome-screensaver loses keyboard grab when running under compiz

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