-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 _______________________________________________________________________ Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2006:231 http://www.mandriva.com/security/ _______________________________________________________________________ Package : gdm Date : December 14, 2006 Affected: 2007.0 _______________________________________________________________________ Problem Description: Local exploitation of a format string vulnerability in GNOME Foundation's GNOME Display Manager host chooser window (gdmchooser) could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system. The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue. _______________________________________________________________________ References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6105 _______________________________________________________________________ Updated Packages: Mandriva Linux 2007.0: fa245d14d410ec1447e416bfa83e8f8b 2007.0/i586/gdm-2.16.0-2.1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm aa3e3845491fec59b81e3dfd3002926d 2007.0/i586/gdm-Xnest-2.16.0-2.1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm 5b0f4d242a3e34d7ab9b8fe1098ec226 2007.0/SRPMS/gdm-2.16.0-2.1mdv2007.0.src.rpm Mandriva Linux 2007.0/X86_64: 9fcd84e9208055d8692931528f52b0d3 2007.0/x86_64/gdm-2.16.0-2.1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm 5b2499806469f41f6c32a59102212994 2007.0/x86_64/gdm-Xnest-2.16.0-2.1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm 5b0f4d242a3e34d7ab9b8fe1098ec226 2007.0/SRPMS/gdm-2.16.0-2.1mdv2007.0.src.rpm _______________________________________________________________________ To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you. All packages are signed by Mandriva for security. You can obtain the GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing: gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98 You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact security_(at)_mandriva.com _______________________________________________________________________ Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFgdkNmqjQ0CJFipgRApIOAJ0Ybh4j7nlfav7dZNHFo7fOw+qYqwCfaRZw FVL46faEX8v8B2b3yzDF9+o= =XTM2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/