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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-14.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-14.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1b3e55cf --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-14.xml @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200606-14"> + <title>GDM: Privilege escalation</title> + <synopsis> + An authentication error in GDM could allow users to gain elevated + privileges. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">gdm</product> + <announced>June 12, 2006</announced> + <revised>June 19, 2006: 02</revised> + <bug>135027</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="gnome-base/gdm" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.8.0.8</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.8.0.8</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + GDM is the GNOME display manager. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + GDM allows a normal user to access the configuration manager. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + When the "face browser" in GDM is enabled, a normal user can use the + "configure login manager" with his/her own password instead of the root + password, and thus gain additional privileges. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All GDM users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=gnome-base/gdm-2.8.0.8"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=343476">Gnome Bugzilla entry</uri> + <uri link="http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2452">CVE-2006-2452</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Thu, 08 Jun 2006 10:45:03 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 09 Jun 2006 08:32:35 +0000"> + daxomatic + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 12 Jun 2006 04:30:05 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |