rPSA-2007-0193-1 gdm

rPath Security Advisory: 2007-0193-1
Published: 2007-09-19
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Major
Exposure Level Classification:

    Local Deterministic Denial of Service Updated Versions:

    gdm=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/2.8.0.8-0.2-1

References:

    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3381     https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1599

Description:

    Previous versions of the gdm package may be vulnerable to a Denial of     Service attack in which a local attacker can crash the gdm daemon,     causing gdm to stop managing future displays.

Copyright 2007 rPath, Inc.
This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT License. A copy is available at http://www.rpath.com/permanent/mit-license.html Received on Wed Sep 19 16:59:48 2007

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