• [SECURITY] [DSA 2205-1] gdm3 security update

    From Florian Weimer@1:229/2 to All on Mon Mar 28 21:50:02 2011
    From: [email protected]

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    - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2205-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Florian Weimer
    March 28, 2011 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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    Package : gdm3
    Vulnerability : privilege escalation
    Problem type : local
    Debian-specific: no
    CVE ID : CVE-2011-0727

    Sebastian Krahmer discovered that the gdm3, the GNOME Desktop Manager,
    does not properly drop privileges when manipulating files related to
    the logged-in user. As a result, local users can gain root
    privileges.

    The oldstable distribution (lenny) does not contain a gdm3 package.
    The gdm package is not affected by this issue.

    For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
    version 2.30.5-6squeeze2.

    For the testing distribution (wheezy) and the unstable distribution
    (sid), this problem will be fixed soon.

    We recommend that you upgrade your gdm3 packages.

    Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
    these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
    found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

    Mailing list: [email protected]
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