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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.852043
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:openSUSE: Security Advisory for gdm (openSUSE-SU-2018:2818-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'gdm'; package(s) announced via the openSUSE-SU-2018:2818-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'gdm'
package(s) announced via the openSUSE-SU-2018:2818-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
This update for gdm provides the following fixes:

This security issue was fixed:

- CVE-2018-14424: The daemon in GDM did not properly unexport display
objects from its D-Bus interface when they are destroyed, which allowed
a local attacker to trigger a use-after-free via a specially crafted
sequence of D-Bus method calls, resulting in a denial of service or
potential code execution (bsc#1103737)

These non-security issues were fixed:

- Enable pam_keyinit module (bsc#1081947)

- Fix a build race in SLE (bsc#1103093)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods
like YaST online_update or 'zypper patch'.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 15.0:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-1037=1

Affected Software/OS:
gdm on openSUSE Leap 15.0.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.6

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-14424
BugTraq ID: 105179
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105179
Debian Security Information: DSA-4270 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4270
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00003.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3737-1/
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