Advisories:rPSA-2008-0120

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rPath Security Advisory 2008-0120-1

Published: 2008-03-25

Products

• rPath Linux 1
• rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 1

Rating

Major

Exposure Level Classification

Local User Deterministic Unauthorized Access

Updated Versions

• gnome-ssh-askpass=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/4.7p1-0.2-1
• openssh=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/4.7p1-0.2-1
• openssh-client=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/4.7p1-0.2-1
• openssh-server=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/4.7p1-0.2-1

rPath Issue Tracking System

• RPL-2397

References

• CVE-2008-1483

Description

Previous versions of the openssh package are vulnerable to an

Unauthorized Access attack in which a local user may hijack

another local user's forwarded X connection.

Copyright 2008 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