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openSUSE Security Update : gnome-screensaver (gnome-screensaver-1973)
high Nessus Plugin ID 44622
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Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.Description
gnome-screensaver was updated to the stable release 2.28.3, fixing various bugs and security issues.Following security issues have been fixed: When resuming a system gnome-screensaver does not lock external displays that got connected while the system was suspended (CVE-2010-0285: CVSS v2 Base Score:
5.6).
Additionally another bug in gnome-screensaver was fixed that allowed bypassing the unlock dialog by using a removable monitor.
(CVE-2010-0414: CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.2)
Pressing 'return' repeatedly caused a X error which terminated the lock and so allowed local users to access the underlying session. (no CVE yet)
CVE-2010-0422: gnome-screensaver can lose its keyboard grab when locked, exposing the system to intrusion by adding and removing monitors.
Solution
Update the affected gnome-screensaver packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 44622
File Name: suse_11_2_gnome-screensaver-100214.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 2/16/2010
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gnome-screensaver-lang, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gnome-screensaver
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Patch Publication Date: 2/14/2010