Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : gdm (MDVSA-2011:070)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 53349

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A vulnerability has been found and corrected in gdm :

GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 2.x before 2.32.1 allows local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) dmrc or (2) face icon file under /var/cache/gdm/ (CVE-2011-0727).

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected gdm and / or gdm-user-switch-applet packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 53349

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2011-070.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 4/11/2011

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:gdm, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:gdm-user-switch-applet, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2010.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/8/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-0727

BID: 47063

MDVSA: 2011:070

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