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ELSA-2011-0395 Moderate: Oracle Linux gdm security update

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ELSA-2011-0395 Moderate: Oracle Linux gdm security update

Severity

CVSS

(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Published

03/31/2011

Created

07/25/2018

Added

12/20/2011

Modified

07/04/2017

Description

GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 2.x before 2.32.1 allows local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) dmrc or (2) face icon file under /var/cache/gdm/.

Solution(s)

oracle-linux-upgrade-gdm
oracle-linux-upgrade-gdm-libs
oracle-linux-upgrade-gdm-plugin-fingerprint
oracle-linux-upgrade-gdm-plugin-smartcard
oracle-linux-upgrade-gdm-user-switch-applet

References

https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2011-0727
47063
CVE - 2011-0727
DSA-2205
RHSA-2011:0395
http://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2011-March/002040.html
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