openSUSE Security Update : gdm (openSUSE-SU-2010:0968-1)

low Nessus Plugin ID 75510

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

dbus-glib allowed local users to write properties that were exported read-only via dbus (CVE-2010-1172).

Additionally a bug that prevented XDMCP connections was fixed.

Solution

Update the affected gdm packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=628607

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=633655

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=637069

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2010-11/msg00031.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 75510

File Name: suse_11_3_gdm-100915.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gdm, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gdm-branding-upstream, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gdm-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gnome-applets-gdm, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.3

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-1172