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MDVSA-2008-132.txt

Posted on 10 July 2008
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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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To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

All packages are signed by Mandriva for security. You can obtain the
GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing:

gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98

You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security_(at)_mandriva.com
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
<security*mandriva.com>
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