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Fedora 23: Critical SDDM Access Issue Fix - CVE-2015-0856

sddm-0.12.0-5.fc23 - Security fix for CVE-2015-0856. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2015-b15b90eeaa 2015-10-31 16:04:40.594018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : sddm Product : Fedora 23 Version : 0.12.0 Release : 5.fc23 URL : https://github.com/sddm/sddm Summary : QML based X11 desktop manager Description : SDDM is a modern display manager for X11 aiming to be fast, simple and beautiful. It uses modern technologies like QtQuick, which in turn gives the designer the ability to create smooth, animated user interfaces. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: sddm-0.12.0-5.fc23 - Security fix for CVE-2015-0856 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #1271992 - CVE-2015-0856 sddm: Access to the KDE crash handler https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1271992 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update sddm' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at . All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/package-announce.lists.fedoraproject.org/ . Uncover vital sddm security patch for Fedora resolving entry problem and enhancing overall system reliability.. Fedora sddm security update, Linux desktop manager security, critical sddm fix. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Oct 31, 2015 Fedora