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Scientific Linux: CVE-2007-3920 Low Severity Compiz Security Update

Low: compiz security update. Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 13:12:45 -0500 Reply-To: Troy Dawson Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux From: Troy Dawson Subject: Security ERRATA for compiz on SL5.x i386/x86_64 Comments: To: "This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it." Synopsis: Low: compiz security update Issue date: 2008-05-21 CVE Names: CVE-2007-3920 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) SL 5.x SRPMS: compiz-0.0.13-0.37.20060817git.el5.src.rpm i386: compiz-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-devel-0.0.13-0.37.20060817git.el5.i386.rpm compiz-devel-0.0.13-0.37.20060817git.el5.x86_64.rpm -Connie Sieh -Troy Dawson . A recent security patch for Scientific Linux has been released to rectify a minor screen lock vulnerability, along with information on necessary software components.. Scientific Linux, Compiz Update, Security Patch, Linux Security. . Severity: Low. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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Ubuntu 7.10 USN-537-2 Critical: Compiz Screen Lock Bypass Issue

USN-537-1 fixed vulnerabilities in gnome-screensaver. The fixes were incomplete, and only reduced the scope of the vulnerability, without fully solving it. This update fixes related problems in compiz. Original advisory details: Jens Askengren discovered that gnome-screensaver became confused when running under Compiz, and could lose keyboard lock focus. A local attacker could exploit this to bypass the user's locked screen saver. . =========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-537-2 November 02, 2007 compiz vulnerability CVE-2007-3920 ========================================================== A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 7.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 7.10: compiz-core 1:0.6.0+git20071008-0ubuntu1.1 After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session to affect the necessary changes. Details follow: USN-537-1 fixed vulnerabilities in gnome-screensaver. The fixes were incomplete, and only reduced the scope of the vulnerability, without fully solving it. This update fixes related problems in compiz. Original advisory details: Jens Askengren discovered that gnome-screensaver became confused when running under Compiz, and could lose keyboard lock focus. A local attacker could exploit this to bypass the user's locked screen saver. Updated packages for Ubuntu 7.10: Source archives: Size/MD5: 29827 b2550efe55c1d8a18ad4e284a28ca899 Size/MD5: 1649 ab43c9b6f0e98efc838ef255845b31d2 Size/MD5: 1761080 cf9ec6ee88b5a013dc45615623edd290 Architecture independent packages: Size/MD5: 31690 e2130dea26860c0cdd440b06cbe22b4b amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon): Size/MD5: 201614d38d37f17a435644c66b3bc2b67ba104 Size/MD5: 58896 13827f47ed327985c0110f3f67091fa2 Size/MD5: 176974 afbd3384a12ea27248c396658439dd84 Size/MD5: 312020 85f424b01fbf6bf569c1afe10a2498be Size/MD5: 38016 43e78f6795a87b16284ea01f04573096 Size/MD5: 49518 6918b584bd2efbf2c4498de545df9d64 Size/MD5: 93440 c390c04d0287cf8d59214726dd7b6df4 i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD): Size/MD5: 190670 2c69c223dd7b01af92ba9d678b7d6989 Size/MD5: 58894 5b030fbf593ae76b87db4df78736b204 Size/MD5: 171552 f5afdabd90ce1831e17dd459694bceaf Size/MD5: 280358 944e6ada5dd20be6606c12c51c24e115 Size/MD5: 38026 36099c55061121c8fc191bb7bdc0cc8e Size/MD5: 48524 c86d2f45c4180ca1f703f1602e0d99be Size/MD5: 90958 7497eb8e31d7122098853257926f5c34 powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5): Size/MD5: 203886 208e61976da728651b5d1b08270862e6 Size/MD5: 58902 47254a78f893dad736cedcceaa6f76a1 Size/MD5: 183612 39f85e66846c8957127a3cb4f78e18a0 Size/MD5: 354288 de6eef139f5c20961492d24f885cb0c2 Size/MD5: 38032 6c201be7b5ed09deaae4d23eaf1f5426 Size/MD5: 52486 3050c0a20a5f3cf12fdc975649990550 Size/MD5: 98442 6784da37baf410d28c115de33cab9530 sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC): Size/MD5: 193342 edaa5df12a5f7a2e01ab55d5667091d7 Size/MD5: 58898 af66b1370f0a7cc427bfbd356a0ebbf3 Size/MD5: 174396 cda564a42b5b8112b174b76f6ef92997 Size/MD5: 291648 dd15868aa72301182b2dbf80fde35ba8 Size/MD5: 38028 cc1ba35b84bc29e8c4096ad50dace8e7 Size/MD5: 47442 d5ad12579bcd525751523d78d3b2497f Size/MD5: 90678 f491b2bdc46acd486db7049c1e575673 --OJnKAutO47z+s2LZ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition:inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHK0NhH/9LqRcGPm0RAkRtAKCKc5TlE3sm65kLLNXKo36GlUtxkwCePCvI EupRShiwLBDaRDnCs2TwR1A . Ubuntu Security Notice USN-537-2 November 02, 2007 compiz vulnerability CVE-2007-3920 A security iss. usn-537-1, vulnerabilities, gnome-screensaver, fixes, incomplete, reduced. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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