CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2008:0197
gnome-screensaver is the GNOME project’s official screen saver program.
A flaw was found in the way gnome-screensaver verified user passwords. When
a system used a remote directory service for login credentials, a local
attacker able to cause a network outage could cause gnome-screensaver to
crash, unlocking the screen. (CVE-2008-0887)
Users of gnome-screensaver should upgrade to this updated package, which
contains a backported patch to correct this issue.
Merged security bulletin from advisories:
https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2008-April/077038.html
https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2008-April/077039.html
Affected packages:
gnome-screensaver
Upstream details at:
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0197
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CentOS | 5 | x86_64 | gnome-screensaver | < 2.16.1-5.el5_1.1 | gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-5.el5_1.1.x86_64.rpm |
CentOS | 5 | i386 | gnome-screensaver | < 2.16.1-5.el5_1.1 | gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-5.el5_1.1.i386.rpm |