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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.69452
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2011:070 (gdm)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to gdm
announced via advisory MDVSA-2011:070.

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.

Affected: 2010.1

Solution:
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2011:070

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
6.9

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-0727
BugTraq ID: 47063
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47063
Debian Security Information: DSA-2205 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2205
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057333.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057931.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:070
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gdm-list/2011-March/msg00020.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0395.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025264
http://secunia.com/advisories/43714
http://secunia.com/advisories/43854
http://secunia.com/advisories/44021
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1099-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0786
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0787
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0797
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0847
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0911
XForce ISS Database: display-manager-priv-escalation(66377)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66377
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