Advisories:rPSA-2006-0098

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rPath Security Advisory 2006-0098-1

Published: 2006-06-08

Products

• rPath Linux 1

Rating

Severe

Exposure Level Classification

Local System User Deterministic Privilege Escalation

Updated Versions

• gdm=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/2.8.0.8-0.1-1

rPath Issue Tracking System

• RPL-419

References

• CVE-2006-2452

Description

In previous versions of gdm, if the "face browser" feature is enabled

(it is disabled by default), any user can access the gdm configuration

screen with their own password instead of being required to provide the

root password. This is known to enable subverting other user accounts,

and may also enable subverting other system accounts, possibly including

the root account. Disabling the "face browser" feature is an effective

work-around for this vulnerability, but rPath recommends updating gdm

to resolve it.

Copyright 2006 rPath, Inc. This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT License. A copy is available at http://www.rpath.com/permanent/mit-license.html