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Mandriva Update for gnome-screensaver MDVSA-2008:132 (gnome-screensaver)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Mandrake Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.7
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
Check for the Version of gnome-screensaver
Insight
Insight
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.
Affected Software
Affected Software
gnome-screensaver on Mandriva Linux 2008.0, Mandriva Linux 2008.0/X86_64
Solution
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.