rPath alert rPSA-2007-0193-1 (gdm)

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rPSA-2007-0193-1 gdm
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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.

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