Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.871863
Category:	Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:	RedHat Update for gdm and gnome-session RHSA-2017:2128-01
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'gdm and gnome-session'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'gdm and gnome-session' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: The GNOME Display Manager (GDM) provides the graphical login screen shown shortly after boot up, log out, and when user-switching. The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: gdm (3.22.3), gnome-session (3.22.3). (BZ#1386862, BZ#1386957) Security Fix(es): * It was found that gdm could crash due to a signal handler dispatched to an invalid conversation. An attacker could crash gdm by holding the escape key when the screen is locked, possibly bypassing the locked screen. (CVE-2015-7496) Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Release Notes linked from the References section. Affected Software/OS: gdm and gnome-session on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) Solution: Please Install the Updated Packages. CVSS Score: 7.2 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-7496 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172328.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/17/8 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/17/10 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2128 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2128
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