Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13786
Revision Date:2014-06-30Version:20
Title:USN-1099-1 -- gdm vulnerability
Description:Sebastian Krahmer discovered that GDM did not properly drop privileges when handling the cache directories used to store users" dmrc and face icon files. This could allow a local attacker to change the ownership of arbitrary files, thereby gaining root privileges.
Family:unixClass:patch
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2011-0727
USN-1099-1
USN-1099-1
Platform(s):Ubuntu 10.04
Ubuntu 10.10
Ubuntu 9.10
Product(s):gdm
Definition Synopsis
  • Release section
  • Ubuntu 10.10 is installed
  • AND Supported architectures section
  • Installed architecture is i386
  • OR Installed architecture is armel
  • OR Installed architecture is amd64
  • OR Installed architecture is powerpc
  • AND gdm DPKG is earlier than 2.30.5-0ubuntu4.1
  • OR Release section
  • Ubuntu 9.10 is installed
  • AND Supported architectures section
  • Installed architecture is amd64
  • OR Installed architecture is i386
  • OR Installed architecture is powerpc
  • OR Installed architecture is sparc
  • OR Installed architecture is armel
  • OR Installed architecture is lpia
  • AND gdm DPKG is earlier than 2.28.1-0ubuntu2.3
  • OR Release section
  • Ubuntu 10.04 is installed
  • AND Supported architectures section
  • Installed architecture is sparc
  • OR Installed architecture is i386
  • OR Installed architecture is armel
  • OR Installed architecture is amd64
  • OR Installed architecture is powerpc
  • AND gdm DPKG is earlier than 2.30.2.is.2.30.0-0ubuntu5.1
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