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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