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Debian DSA-1040-1 : gdm - programming error

low Nessus Plugin ID 22582

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in gdm, a display manager for X, that could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges by exploiting a race condition in the handling of the .ICEauthority file.

Solution

Upgrade the gdm package.

The old stable distribution (woody) is not affected by this problem.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.0.8-1sarge2.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1040

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 22582

File Name: debian_DSA-1040.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/14/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 2.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gdm, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/24/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/20/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-1057

BID: 17635

DSA: 1040