Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : gnome-screensaver (MDVSA-2010:040)

high Nessus Plugin ID 48174

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities has been discovered and corrected in gnome-screensaver :

gnome-screensaver 2.28.0 does not resume adherence to its activation settings after an inhibiting application becomes unavailable on the session bus, which allows physically proximate attackers to access an unattended workstation on which screen locking had been intended (CVE-2009-4641).

gnome-screensaver before 2.28.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation by moving the mouse position to an external monitor and then disconnecting that monitor (CVE-2010-0414).

This update provides gnome-screensaver 2.28.3, which is not vulnerable to these issues.

Solution

Update the affected gnome-screensaver package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 48174

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2010-040.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Published: 7/30/2010

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:gnome-screensaver, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2010.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 2/17/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-4641, CVE-2010-0414

MDVSA: 2010:040