MDKSA-2003:100 - Updated gdm packages fix local vulnerabilities

From: Mandrake Linux Security Team (security_at_linux-mandrake.com)
Date: 10/17/03

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                    Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory
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    Package name: gdm
    Advisory ID: MDKSA-2003:100
    Date: October 16th, 2003

    Affected versions: 9.1, 9.2, Corporate Server 2.1
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    Problem Description:

     Two vulnerabilities were discovered in gdm by Jarno Gassenbauer that
     would allow a local attacker to cause gdm to crash or freeze.
     
     The provided packages are patched to fix this problem.
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    References:
      
      http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0793
      http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0794
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    Updated Packages:
      
     Corporate Server 2.1:
     2415e6b15710985db37f26e59994f3b4 corporate/2.1/RPMS/gdm-2.4.1.6-0.4.90mdk.i586.rpm
     bd7d7a7226ced78c725e02e3566b4e69 corporate/2.1/RPMS/gdm-Xnest-2.4.1.6-0.4.90mdk.i586.rpm
     40d9f1610797b08c0983f40ae13b9238 corporate/2.1/SRPMS/gdm-2.4.1.6-0.4.90mdk.src.rpm

     Corporate Server 2.1/x86_64:
     881cda419d0219f52892a24cd8aebae8 x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/gdm-2.4.1.6-0.4.90mdk.x86_64.rpm
     38ec4809a9b2a7f595198cdbe29f7e4b x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/gdm-Xnest-2.4.1.6-0.4.90mdk.x86_64.rpm
     40d9f1610797b08c0983f40ae13b9238 x86_64/corporate/2.1/SRPMS/gdm-2.4.1.6-0.4.90mdk.src.rpm

     Mandrake Linux 9.1:
     2cd716dcbf5ece067278ba90c29d0341 9.1/RPMS/gdm-2.4.1.6-0.4.91mdk.i586.rpm
     60193a5489038aa012c24b853bc7f176 9.1/RPMS/gdm-Xnest-2.4.1.6-0.4.91mdk.i586.rpm
     d1aceb0deb1a3515a02b0b66d0f381de 9.1/SRPMS/gdm-2.4.1.6-0.4.91mdk.src.rpm

     Mandrake Linux 9.1/PPC:
     491767107a03cf195c8c86df44eb704d ppc/9.1/RPMS/gdm-2.4.1.6-0.4.91mdk.ppc.rpm
     b64a8250f0eab46f595b4ef484a783b8 ppc/9.1/RPMS/gdm-Xnest-2.4.1.6-0.4.91mdk.ppc.rpm
     d1aceb0deb1a3515a02b0b66d0f381de ppc/9.1/SRPMS/gdm-2.4.1.6-0.4.91mdk.src.rpm

     Mandrake Linux 9.2:
     c3306d682a085cbf50af9b7498bcc945 9.2/RPMS/gdm-2.4.4.0-2.1.92mdk.i586.rpm
     0b70010cb78963062c5ab4964b82b995 9.2/RPMS/gdm-Xnest-2.4.4.0-2.1.92mdk.i586.rpm
     a5d6f00670c5bdaeb5906451714e7497 9.2/SRPMS/gdm-2.4.4.0-2.1.92mdk.src.rpm
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    Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information):
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