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GLSA-200606-14 : GDM: Privilege escalation

low Nessus Plugin ID 21707

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200606-14 (GDM: Privilege escalation)

 GDM allows a normal user to access the configuration manager.
 Impact :

 When the 'face browser' in GDM is enabled, a normal user can use the 'configure login manager' with his/her own password instead of the root password, and thus gain additional privileges.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All GDM users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=gnome-base/gdm-2.8.0.8'

See Also

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=343476

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200606-14

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 21707

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200606-14.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 6/16/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:gdm, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 6/12/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-2452

GLSA: 200606-14