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Scientific Linux: 2007-05-01 Low: gdm Permissions Issue Fix

Calendar May 09, 2007 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory bug fix permissions issue local attack low severity gdm Scientific Linux
Low: gdm security and bug fix update 
Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 15:29:12 -0500
Reply-To: Connie Sieh 
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Connie Sieh 
Subject: Security ERRATA for SL4 gdm i386/x86_64
Comments: To: scientific 

Synopsis: Low: gdm security and bug fix update
Issue date: 2007-05-01
CVE Names: CVE-2006-1057

Marcus Meissner discovered a race condition issue in the way Gdm modifies
the permissions on the.ICEauthority file. A local attacker could exploit
this flaw to gain privileges. Due to the nature of the flaw, however, a
successful exploitation was unlikely. (CVE-2006-1057)

SRPMS:
 	gdm-2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.15.src.rpm

i386:
 	gdm-2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.15.i386.rpm

x86_64:
 	gdm-2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.15.x86_64.rpm

Dependencies:

i386:

 	audit-1.0.15-3.EL4.i386.rpm
 	audit-libs-devel-1.0.15-3.EL4.i386.rpm
 	audit-libs-1.0.15-3.EL4.i386.rpm

x86_64:
 	audit-1.0.15-3.EL4.x86_64.rpm
 	audit-libs-1.0.15-3.EL4.x86_64.rpm
 	audit-libs-1.0.15-3.EL4.i386.rpm
 	audit-libs-devel-1.0.15-3.EL4.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Tro7 Dawson