Date:         Wed, 8 Aug 2007 14:58:33 -0500
Reply-To:     Troy Dawson 
Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux
              
From:         Troy Dawson 
Subject:      Security ERRATA for gdm on SL5.x i386/x86_64
Comments: To: scientific-linux-errata@fnal.gov

Synopsis:	Moderate: gdm security and bug fix update
Issue date:	2007-08-07
CVE Names:	CVE-2007-3381

A flaw was found in the way Gdm listens on its unix domain socket.  A local
user could crash a running X session by writing malicious data to Gdm's
unix domain socket. (CVE-2007-3381)

SL 5.x

   SRPMS:
	gdm-2.16.0-31.0.1.el5.src.rpm
   i386:
	gdm-2.16.0-31.0.1.el5.i386.rpm
   x86_64:
	gdm-2.16.0-31.0.1.el5.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson

SciLinux: CVE-2007-3381 gdm SL5.x i386/x86_64

Moderate: gdm security and bug fix update

Summary

Date:         Wed, 8 Aug 2007 14:58:33 -0500Reply-To:     Troy Dawson Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux              From:         Troy Dawson Subject:      Security ERRATA for gdm on SL5.x i386/x86_64Comments: To: scientific-linux-errata@fnal.govSynopsis:	Moderate: gdm security and bug fix updateIssue date:	2007-08-07CVE Names:	CVE-2007-3381A flaw was found in the way Gdm listens on its unix domain socket.  A localuser could crash a running X session by writing malicious data to Gdm'sunix domain socket. (CVE-2007-3381)SL 5.x   SRPMS:	gdm-2.16.0-31.0.1.el5.src.rpm   i386:	gdm-2.16.0-31.0.1.el5.i386.rpm   x86_64:	gdm-2.16.0-31.0.1.el5.x86_64.rpm-Connie Sieh-Troy Dawson



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