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Ubuntu alert USN-537-1 (gnome-screensaver)

From:  Kees Cook <kees@ubuntu.com>
To:  ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject:  [USN-537-1] gnome-screensaver vulnerability
Date:  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:09:24 -0700
Message-ID:  <20071023210924.GV7963@outflux.net>
Cc:  full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk, bugtraq@securityfocus.com

=========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-537-1 October 23, 2007 gnome-screensaver vulnerability CVE-2007-3920 =========================================================== A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 7.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 7.10: gnome-screensaver 2.20.0-0ubuntu4.2 After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session to affect the necessary changes. Details follow: Jens Askengren discovered that gnome-screensaver became confused when running under Compiz, and could lose keyboard lock focus. A local attacker could exploit this to bypass the user's locked screen saver. Updated packages for Ubuntu 7.10: Source archives: http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gnome-scree... Size/MD5: 22567 59f266ec6eb94b6a903e19b0ba0ddc0a http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gnome-scree... Size/MD5: 1245 7a751fbd47821da72e6a980027a48011 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gnome-scree... Size/MD5: 2320018 db71d89c66fa3a96b3b276403b5bb723 amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon): http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gnome-scree... Size/MD5: 1587250 2fdaaea4518774413cc48137d5f71f70 i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD): http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gnome-scree... Size/MD5: 1570186 93d6f27e6334ae4022234d3fd165ade9 powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5): http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gnome-scree... Size/MD5: 1605514 edeb052d5d0ccaa97085fd69f6b4f25a sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC): http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gnome-scree... Size/MD5: 1576650 9eaac4a063ae54792d052590c9bc4bc1 -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...


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