-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2205-1 security@debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/ Florian Weimer March 28, 2011 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : gdm3 Vulnerability : privilege escalation Problem type : local Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2011-0727 Sebastian Krahmer discovered that the gdm3, the GNOME Desktop Manager, does not properly drop privileges when manipulating files related to the logged-in user. As a result, local users can gain root privileges. The oldstable distribution (lenny) does not contain a gdm3 package. The gdm package is not affected by this issue. For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 2.30.5-6squeeze2. For the testing distribution (wheezy) and the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon. We recommend that you upgrade your gdm3 packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: http://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNkOimAAoJEL97/wQC1SS+WHcH/3y+NC7jqXQG0wl7Styej5Pw kUKtoMtHIcv1hAdR8tIC+IrB4k4EnREXWP37dQMJnEnT58gzB1pUeFkoQa0NsQb+ o9WmtTZrJq8m15ONFRkW4rIDo/+Wx/LlMOoSmzcpWH7eXsE+WO29ItV4D7440zPU lvIVno3brnbV20T5e0+ZccBXbApZo9RBS8TUxvzj4Ro4CUjto/NgqWyiIMGPKgQZ tqFouRYmbhuiFlEL8elwCNoTSk5BCPQzVQ/CMY0OKov1vOpW4UQaUyKLyBZ2MiA5 VO3vqwjUYKC6WFhjLMdD9lWPTAIzOqhziuE8WagBT2YjWqYkzCoddPiJuFP9bdE= =vK6Y -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/