Mandriva Linux Security Advisory - A vulnerability was found in gnome-screensaver prior to 2.22.1 when a remote authentication server was enabled. During a network outage, gnome-screensaver would crash upon an unlock attempt, allowing physically local users to gain access to locked sessions. The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2008:132
http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : gnome-screensaver
Date : July 4, 2008
Affected: 2008.0
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Problem Description:
A vulnerability was found in gnome-screensaver prior to 2.22.1
when a remote authentication server was enabled. During a network
outage, gnome-screensaver would crash upon an unlock attempt,
allowing physically local users to gain access to locked sessions
(CVE-2008-0887).
The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
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References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0887
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Updated Packages:
Mandriva Linux 2008.0:
3d403fc224bbb02d74eaddba0048225b 2008.0/i586/gnome-screensaver-2.20.0-2.1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
653c5654fcc4451f66eb165cad10bd17 2008.0/SRPMS/gnome-screensaver-2.20.0-2.1mdv2008.0.src.rpm
Mandriva Linux 2008.0/X86_64:
d29ba53d61c163fcd0d16bc012af5180 2008.0/x86_64/gnome-screensaver-2.20.0-2.1mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm
653c5654fcc4451f66eb165cad10bd17 2008.0/SRPMS/gnome-screensaver-2.20.0-2.1mdv2008.0.src.rpm
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pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
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