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Slackware Advisory SSA:2003-236-01 GDM security update
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Slackware Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
11 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update as announced via advisory SSA:2003-236-01.
Insight
Insight
Upgraded gdm packages are available for Slackware 9.0 and -current. These fix a security issue where a local user may use GDM to read any file on the system.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to the new package(s).